Nisaba 13, 027 (P355942)

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 098145

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 × 42.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sze-ba ug3-IL2
  blank space
  seal impression
3. 4(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
4. sze-bi 4(barig) sze lugal
reverse
1. i3-dub {d}nin-hur-sag-lu2-ku3-nun-ka
  blank space
  seal impression
2. ki ba-zi-ta
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}lugal-banda3{da}
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu ki-masz{ki}
seal 1
1. ur-{d}lugal-banda3{da#}
2. dub-sar#
3. dumu [...]
4. [...]

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 Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 45.0 high × 42.0 wide × 24.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope


  • primary: Nisaba 13, 27

    [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 098145
  • Accession No.: 1903-10-13, 0076

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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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 15:03:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:52:12 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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355942.
Nisaba 13, 027 artifact entry (No. P355942). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355942 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 027 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355942 (Accessed: August 30, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355942},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355942},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355942.
Nisaba 13, 027 artifact entry (No. P355942). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355942 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 027 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355942 (Accessed: August 30, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355942},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355942},
}

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