Nisaba 13, 051 (P355966)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 098169Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
61.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 21.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 2/3(disz)# sila3 i3-gesz#
2. lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki}
3. 1/3(disz)# lu2-{d}inanna
4. 1/3(disz) lu2-{d}na#-ru2#-a#
5. 1/2(disz) ur-ab-ba
6. 2/3(disz) 5(disz) di-ni#-li2#
7. 1/3(disz) lu2-di-ku5
8. 1(u) 5(disz) lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki}
9. 3(disz) 1(u) ur-sa6#-ga#
10. 5/6(disz) lu2-{d}nanna#
reverse
1. 2(disz)# 5/6(disz) ku4?-ra-ni
2. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ur#-{d}lamma
3. 2(disz) ur-nig2
4. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ab-ba-gi-na
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim
6. 1(disz) 1(u) nam-lu2-ni
7. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ur-dub-tur-sze3-na
8. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-mes-tur-ma
9. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) lu2-gi-na
10. 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ur-nigar{gar}
11. 2(disz) di#-mi
12. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}nin-x
13. 3(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 gesz-i3#
14. tug2 sa-gi4-a
left
1. iti GAN2-masz
2. mu en-nun-e-{d}amar-{d}suen-ra-ki-ag2 en eridu{ki} ba#-<hun>
obverse
1. 2/3(disz)# sila3 i3-gesz#
2. lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki}
3. 1/3(disz)# lu2-{d}inanna
4. 1/3(disz) lu2-{d}na#-ru2#-a#
5. 1/2(disz) ur-ab-ba
6. 2/3(disz) 5(disz) di-ni#-li2#
7. 1/3(disz) lu2-di-ku5
8. 1(u) 5(disz) lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki}
9. 3(disz) 1(u) ur-sa6#-ga#
10. 5/6(disz) lu2-{d}nanna#
reverse
1. 2(disz)# 5/6(disz) ku4?-ra-ni
2. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ur#-{d}lamma
3. 2(disz) ur-nig2
4. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ab-ba-gi-na
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim
6. 1(disz) 1(u) nam-lu2-ni
7. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ur-dub-tur-sze3-na
8. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-mes-tur-ma
9. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) lu2-gi-na
10. 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ur-nigar{gar}
11. 2(disz) di#-mi
12. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}nin-x
13. 3(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 gesz-i3#
14. tug2 sa-gi4-a
left
1. iti GAN2-masz
2. mu en-nun-e-{d}amar-{d}suen-ra-ki-ag2 en eridu{ki} ba#-<hun>
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
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 61.0 high × 42.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 13, 51
[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 098169
- Accession No.: 1903-10-13, 0100
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.01.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2017-05-01 at 11:14:23 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-05-05 at 09:58:49 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 15:03:22 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:52:19 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2007-01-18 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (169299) (169299)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.98169) (BM.98169)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1903-1013-100) (W_1903-1013-100)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 13, 051 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355966.
Nisaba 13, 051 artifact entry (No. P355966). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355966 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 051 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355966 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
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