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Nisaba 13, 126 (P356041)

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 094131

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

30.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [x] sila3 kasz
2. 5(disz) sila3 ninda
3. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
4. 1(disz) sila3 kasz
5. 5(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz
3. 2(disz) sila3 ninda
4. a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
5. lu2 {gesz}tukul szagina#-ka mu-kux(DU)
6. lu2-gu-la maszkim
7. [iti sze]-il2-la
left
1. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

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): 30.0 high × 34.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 13, 126

[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 094131
Accession No.:

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: Šulgi.46.12.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2011-07-22 at 15:03:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-04-10 at 08:52:43	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2007-01-18 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (066836) (066836)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.94131) (BM.94131)
British Museum Collection (W_1901-0610-310) (W_1901-0610-310)

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 13, 126 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P356041.

Nisaba 13, 126 artifact entry (No. P356041). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356041 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 126 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356041 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

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	title = {Nisaba 13, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356041},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356041},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 13, 126 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P356041.

Nisaba 13, 126 artifact entry (No. P356041). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356041 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 126 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356041 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356041},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356041},
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