Nisaba 13, 047 (P355962)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 098165

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

44.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra engar dumu-gu4-gur-ra
3. i3-dub elam-e-ne-ta
  blank space
  seal impression
4. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
reverse
1. ur-sag-ub3{ki}
2. szu ba-ti
3. kiszib3 lu2-dingir#-ra dumu-na
4. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
  blank space
  seal impression
5. mu ki-masz{ki} hu-[ur5]-ti{ki} ba-hul#
seal 1
1. lu2-dingir-ra
2. dumu# ur-sag-ub3{ki#}
3. er2-du8#-gal#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002797 (composite) (P455507) S002797 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P355962

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 44.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 098165
Accession Number 1903-10-13, 0096

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169295
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.98165
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1903-1013-96

References

  • primary: Nisaba 13, 47

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-06-14 at 09:50:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:03:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:52:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 13, 047 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355962.
Nisaba 13, 047 artifact entry (No. P355962). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355962 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355962 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355962},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 13, 047 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355962.
Nisaba 13, 047 artifact entry (No. P355962). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355962 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355962 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355962},
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