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Nisaba 13, 098 (P356013)

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 098218

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

53.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda lugal
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. elam dam-szah2-ke4 szu ba-ti
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
6. giri3 bi-li-ia3
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
9. a-bu3-ni sukkal
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
2. ur-ba-gara2 sukkal
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
5. sze-li-u3 sukkal
6. nibru{ki}-ta gen-na
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
9. a-bu3-da-um#?
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
11. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
12. ur-mes sukkal
right
1. an-sza-an{ki}-ta gen-na
2. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2

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): 53.0 high × 26.0 wide × 16.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 13, 98

[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 098218
Accession No.: 1903-10-13, 0149

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.02.00
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 15:03:26	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-04-10 at 08:52:37	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 (169346) (169346)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.98218) (BM.98218)
The British Museum Collection (W_1903-1013-149) (W_1903-1013-149)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 098 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P356013.

Nisaba 13, 098 artifact entry (No. P356013). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356013 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 098 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356013 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356013},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 098 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P356013.

Nisaba 13, 098 artifact entry (No. P356013). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356013 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 098 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356013 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 098 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356013},
}

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