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Nisaba 13, 090 (P356005)

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 098210

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

56.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) sila3 zi3-gu lugal
2. u4 2(disz)-kam sza iri
3. 5(disz) sila zi3 kaskal-sze3
4. nu-ur2-i3-li2 aga3-us2-gal
5. {u2}urua{a}{ki}-sze3 du-ni
6. 2(ban2) zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam sza3-iri
7. 1(ban2) zi3 kaskal-sze3
8. i-mi-{d}suen sukkal
9. u3 u-bar-um szesz lukur
10. a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni
11. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 ku-da-num2 sukkal
12. 1(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 elam ki-masz!
13. giri3 ku-da-num2 sukkal
reverse
1. ki-masz{ki}-ta du-ni
2. 2(ban2) zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam
3. lu2-sza-lim aga3-us2-gal
4. u3 szu-{d}utu szesz lukur
5. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
6. 2(ban2) zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam sza3-iri
7. 1(ban2) zi3 kaskal-sze3
8. szu-{d}en-lil2 sukkal
9. u3 ma-u2-ki-ni u3-kul
10. sa-bu-um{ki}-sze3 du-ni
11. 1(ban2) zi3 me-ri2-isz lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
12. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
13. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6

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
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 56.0 high × 34.0 wide × 20.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 13, 90

[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 098210
Accession No.: 1903-10-13, 0141

Provenience

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

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.08.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
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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
2011-07-22 at 15:03:25	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-04-10 at 08:52:33	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 (169338) (169338)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.98210) (BM.98210)
The British Museum Collection (W_1903-1013-141) (W_1903-1013-141)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P356005.

Nisaba 13, 090 artifact entry (No. P356005). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356005 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 090 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356005 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356005},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P356005.

Nisaba 13, 090 artifact entry (No. P356005). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356005 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 090 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356005 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356005},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356005},
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