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Nisaba 13, 016 (P355931)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 098134

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(asz) 3(barig) dabin gur lugal
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
3. 2(asz) 1(barig) gur
4. kiszib3 da-ga
5. ma2-a si-ga
reverse
1. ki ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
2. mu lu2-dingir-ra-sze3
3. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
blank space
4. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 5(asz) 3(barig) dabin gur# lugal#
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3#
3. 2(asz) 1(barig) gur kiszib3# da#-ga#
blank space
seal impression
4. ma2-a si-ga ki ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
reverse
1. giri3 ka5-a gu-za-la2
2. mu lu2-dingir-ra-sze3
3. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
blank space
seal impression
4. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-ku3-zu
2. dub-sar#
3. dumu lu2-dingir-ra

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 45.0 high × 35.0 wide × 16.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
This artifact is composed of fragments.
Condition Description:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 13, 16

[Notizia2006Nisaba13] Notizia, Palmiro. 2006. Testi Amministrativi Neo-Sumerici Da G̃irsu Nel British Museum (BM 98119 - BM 98240). Nisaba 13. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 098134
Accession No.: 1903-10-13, 0065

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 15:03:18	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-04-10 at 08:51:59	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2007-01-18 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (169264) (169264)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.98134) (BM.98134)
The British Museum Collection (W_1903-1013-65-a) (W_1903-1013-65-a)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003557 (composite) (P456267)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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CDLI Notes:

P355931 leadP355931 lead

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 016 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355931.

Nisaba 13, 016 artifact entry (No. P355931). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355931 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355931 (Accessed: December 23, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355931},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355931},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 016 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355931.

Nisaba 13, 016 artifact entry (No. P355931). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355931 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355931 (Accessed: December 23, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355931},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355931},
}

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M1  - 2025/12/23/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355931
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