Nisaba 13, 032 (P355947)

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 098150

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

49.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur lugal
2. i3-dub a-sza3 he-gal2-ta
3. ki ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6-ta
  blank space
  seal impression
4. kiszib3 ku4?-ra-ni-i3-sa6 simug
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. su-su-dam
2. giri3 lu2-ga-a gudu4 {d}inanna hu-rim3{ki}
  blank space
  seal impression
3. iti amar-a-a-si
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ku4?-ra-ni-i3-sa6
2. dumu da-da
3. simug-gal

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): 49.0 high × 42.0 wide × 28.0 thick
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope


  • primary: Nisaba 13, 32

    [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 098150
  • Accession No.: 1903-10-13, 0081

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.10.00
  • Alternative Years:
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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 08:52:14 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 002679 (composite) (P455389) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 032 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355947.
Nisaba 13, 032 artifact entry (No. P355947). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355947 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 032 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355947 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 032 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355947},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355947},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 032 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355947.
Nisaba 13, 032 artifact entry (No. P355947). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355947 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 032 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355947 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355947},
}

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