Nisaba 17, 012 (P374141)

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 093536

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 9(asz) 5(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9
3. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki}
4. 1(u) 8(asz) gur
5. ma2-lah5-me
6. 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) si-i3-tum
7. kiszib3 na-ba-sa6
8. ki lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3-ta
9. 2(u) 5(asz) ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
10. 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) gur
11. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
12. 7(disz) udu siki-bi 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na
13. 6(disz) masz2
14. 2(asz) gu2 5(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki
15. 1(u) 2(disz) tug2? iri?
16. ku3#-bi 1/3(disz){sza} 9(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2
column 2
1. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 5(ban2)
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 1(barig) gur
4. ugu2 na-ba-sa6 ba-a-gar
5. 1(gesz2) 1(u) gur lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu i3-kal-la
6. 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) sze nig2-ar3-ra
7. a-ma-nu-ta
8. 2(disz) {ansze}kunga2
9. ku3-bi 1/3(disz){sza} 4(disz) gin2
10. 7(disz) udu siki-bi 4(u) 2(disz) ma-na
11. ku3-bi 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz)
12. 4(asz) a2 hun-ga2 a-sza3 tir-gaba-gid2-<da>
13. 7(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur
14. lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
15. 4(asz) 2(barig) a2 hun-ga2 en-nu-lum#-ma#-x
16. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
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reverse
column 1
1. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) 4(barig)# 4(ban2)# gur
2. szunigin 1/2(disz) ma-na 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze
3. zi-ga
4. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
5. diri 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 3(disz) sze
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  blank space
column 2
1. nig2-ka9-ak
2. di til-la
3. ki na-ba-sa6 dumu a-tu
4. ur-dun maszkim
  blank space

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
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  • primary: Nisaba 17, 12

    [Pomponio2007Nisaba17] Pomponio, Francesco, Lorenzo Verderame, and Stefania Altavilla. 2007. Neo-Sumerian Ĝirsu Texts of Barley and Cereal Products, Kept in the British Museum ; Cylinder Seal Impressions. Nisaba 17. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

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  • Museum No.: BM 093536
  • Accession No.: 1901-04-15, nn

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-03-23 at 19:18:40 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:55:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 17, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374141.
Nisaba 17, 012 artifact entry (No. P374141). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374141 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 012 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374141 (Accessed: May 24, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 17, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374141},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374141},
}


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