Nisaba 13, 035 (P355950)

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 098153

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

37.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ma-an-szum2-na muszen-du3-sze3
2. ki sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
3. a-tu szusz3
reverse
1. kiszib3 sanga ARAD2-dam
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) ma-an-szum2-na muszen-du3-sze3
  blank space
  seal impression
2. ki sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
3. ur-sa6-ga-mu
reverse
1. kiszib3 sanga ARAD2-dam
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. nig2-u2-rum
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ku-li nu-banda3

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): 37.0 high × 31.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • primary: Nisaba 13, 35

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 098153
  • Accession No.: 1903-10-13, 0084

  • 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
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:03:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:52:15 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 003931 (composite) (P456641) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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CDLI Notes:

P355950 leadP355950 lead

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 035 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355950.
Nisaba 13, 035 artifact entry (No. P355950). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355950 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 035 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355950 (Accessed: September 3, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355950},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355950},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 035 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355950.
Nisaba 13, 035 artifact entry (No. P355950). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355950 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 035 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355950 (Accessed: September 3, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 035 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355950},
}

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