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Nisaba 13, 021 (P355936)

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 098139

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

34.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) sze lugal
2. sze ur5-ra i3-dub he-gal2-ta
3. ki sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
4. a-tu gudu4 bala-a-ke4
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
blank space
2. iti amar-a-a-si
3. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
envelope
obverse
1. 2(barig) sze lugal
2. sze ur5-ra i3-dub he-gal2-ta
blank space
seal impression
3. ki sanga {d}nin-mar#[{ki}]-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 a-tu gudu4-bala#
blank space
seal impression
2. iti amar-a-a-si
3. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. a-tu
2. sagi
3. dumu du10-ga

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): 34.0 high × 32.0 wide × 14.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
This artifact is composed of fragments.
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 13, 21

[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 098139
Accession No.: 1903-10-13, 0070

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.10.00
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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 15:03:19	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-04-10 at 08:52:00	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 (169269) (169269)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.98139) (BM.98139)
The British Museum Collection (W_1903-1013-70-a) (W_1903-1013-70-a)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 001836 (composite) (P454546)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

P355936 leadP355936 lead

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355936.

Nisaba 13, 021 artifact entry (No. P355936). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355936 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355936 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355936},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355936.

Nisaba 13, 021 artifact entry (No. P355936). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355936 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355936 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355936},
}

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M1  - 2026/1/2/
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