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Nisaba 13, 044 (P355959)

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 098162

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

50.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal
2. 2(u) 6(asz) 5(ban2) gur
3. i3-dub a-sza3 la-za-wi-ta
blank space
seal impression
4. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze dumu na-ba-sa6
reverse
1. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul
blank space
seal impression
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nansze
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [na-ba]-sa6#

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 50.0 high × 43.0 wide × 30.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 13, 44

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 098162
Accession No.: 1903-10-13, 0093

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (169292) (169292)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.98162) (BM.98162)
The British Museum Collection (W_1903-1013-93) (W_1903-1013-93)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005160 (composite) (P457870)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 044 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355959.

Nisaba 13, 044 artifact entry (No. P355959). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355959 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355959 (Accessed: December 20, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355959},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 044 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355959.

Nisaba 13, 044 artifact entry (No. P355959). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355959 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355959 (Accessed: December 20, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355959},
}

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