Nisaba 13, 056 (P355971)
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 098174Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
54.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 17.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) sila3# [...] KI geme2-ba
2. 3(disz) sila3 nin#-ab-ba-na
3. ki sze ninda-sze3
4. 2(disz) sila3# ur-e2-gal
5. 1(disz) sila3 [x]-sa6
6. 1(disz) sila3 e2#-sze3
reverse
(with drafts)
1. 1/3(disz)# sila3 lu2-lagasz#<{ki}>
(with drafts)
2. zi#-ga#
3. giri3# ur#-ab#-ba
4. iti# munu4#-gu7# u4# 3(u)#? [ba]-zal
5. mu en# {d#}inanna# [masz]-e i3-pa3#
obverse
1. 1(ban2) sila3# [...] KI geme2-ba
2. 3(disz) sila3 nin#-ab-ba-na
3. ki sze ninda-sze3
4. 2(disz) sila3# ur-e2-gal
5. 1(disz) sila3 [x]-sa6
6. 1(disz) sila3 e2#-sze3
reverse
(with drafts)
1. 1/3(disz)# sila3 lu2-lagasz#<{ki}>
(with drafts)
2. zi#-ga#
3. giri3# ur#-ab#-ba
4. iti# munu4#-gu7# u4# 3(u)#? [ba]-zal
5. mu en# {d#}inanna# [masz]-e i3-pa3#
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): 54.0 high × 38.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 13, 56
[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 098174
- Accession No.: 1903-10-13, 0105
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.05.30?
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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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| 2011-07-22 at 15:03:23 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:52:22 | 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 (169304) (169304)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.98174) (BM.98174)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1903-1013-105) (W_1903-1013-105)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 13, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355971.
Nisaba 13, 056 artifact entry (No. P355971). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355971 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355971 (Accessed: September 13, 2025).
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