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Nisaba 13, 096 (P356011)

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 098216

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

49.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. la-lu5-lum sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
6. i-di3-li2-a sukkal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
9. zi-na-di3 sukkal
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
11. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
reverse
1. szu-da-ba sukkal
2. 4(ban2) kasz lugal
3. 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda du8-a lugal
4. 2/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
5. elam gi-sza{ki}-ke4 szu ba-ti
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
8. NE-NE-a sukkal
9. an-sza-an{ki}-ta u3 nibru{ki}-ta gen-na
left
1. 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): 49.0 high × 27.0 wide × 15.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 13, 96

[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 098216
Accession No.: 1903-10-13, 0147

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.08.00
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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 15:03:26	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-04-10 at 08:52:36	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 (169344) (169344)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.98216) (BM.98216)
The British Museum Collection (W_1903-1013-147) (W_1903-1013-147)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 096 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P356011.

Nisaba 13, 096 artifact entry (No. P356011). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356011 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 096 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356011 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356011},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 096 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P356011.

Nisaba 13, 096 artifact entry (No. P356011). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356011 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 096 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356011 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356011},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356011},
}

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