Nisaba 13, 066 (P355981)

Administrative tablet 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 098186

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2 u3 sze-ba
3. sag-da-na 3(disz)-a-ba
4. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
reverse
1. ugula {d}szul-gi-i3-li2
2. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
3. ki lu2-gi-na-ta
4. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
5. mu ki-masz{ki} u3 hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu na-mu

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): 43.0 high × 45.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • primary: Nisaba 13, 66

    [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 098186
  • Accession No.: 1903-10-13, 0117

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.11.00 (Reichskalender)
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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
2011-07-22 at 15:03:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:52:27 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 004785 (composite) (P457495) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 066 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355981.
Nisaba 13, 066 artifact entry (No. P355981). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355981 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 066 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355981 (Accessed: August 3, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {Nisaba 13, 066 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355981},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355981},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 066 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355981.
Nisaba 13, 066 artifact entry (No. P355981). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355981 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 066 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355981 (Accessed: August 3, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355981},
}

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