Nisaba 13, 033 (P355948)

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 098151

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

47.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 9(disz) geme2 1(barig) sze lugal 7(disz) geme2 5(ban2)
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) geme2 4(ban2)
3. 2(u) 2(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
4. 3(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 2(ban2)
5. 3(u) 3(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
6. 2(u) 7(disz) dumu 1(ban2)
reverse
1. sze-bi 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}da-mu iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
  seal impression
3. mu kar2#-har{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
seal 1
1. [geme2]-{d}lamma
2. nin-dingir
3. [{d}]ba-ba6
seal 2
1. ur-[{d}da]-mu#
2. dub-sar#
3. dumu ur-[sa6]-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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 47.0 high × 42.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope


  • primary: Nisaba 13, 33

    [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 098151
  • Accession No.: 1903-10-13, 0082

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
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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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 033 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355948.
Nisaba 13, 033 artifact entry (No. P355948). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355948 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 033 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355948 (Accessed: September 1, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355948},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355948},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 033 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355948.
Nisaba 13, 033 artifact entry (No. P355948). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355948 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 033 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355948 (Accessed: September 1, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355948},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355948},
}

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