Nisaba 13, 022 (P355937)

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 098140

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

36.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) la2 1(asz) sze gur lugal
2. zi3 KA
3. 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) i3-bi2-za
4. e2-kikken2-ta
5. ki lu2-{d}utu-ta
reverse
1. ur-{d}nansze
2. szu ba-ti
  blank space
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
4. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 4(u) la2 1(asz) sze gur lugal zi3 KA
2. 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) i3-bi2-za
  blank space
  seal impression
3. e2-kikken2-ta#
reverse
1. [ki lu2-{d}utu]-ta#
2. kiszib3 ur#-{d#}nansze# dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
  blank space
  seal impression
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
4. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nansze
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
4. szabra#

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 36.0 high × 32.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • primary: Nisaba 13, 22

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 098140
  • Accession No.: 1903-10-13, 0071

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.11.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:03:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:52:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-01-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005167 (composite) (P457877) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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P355937 leadP355937 lead

Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 13, 022 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355937.
Nisaba 13, 022 artifact entry (No. P355937). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355937 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 022 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355937 (Accessed: June 5, 2025).
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	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355937},
}

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