Nisaba 17, 013 (P374142)

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 093549

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) sze gur lugal
2. 5(asz) ziz2 gur
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lu2-gi-na
4. 3(disz) gin2 la2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
5. kiszib3 i3-kal-la
6. 4(asz) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur
7. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
8. kiszib3 hu-wa-wa# dumu nam#-ha#-ni
9. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
10. giri3 lu2-{d}inanna gu-za-la2
11. 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
12. kiszib3 lu2-gi-na
13. mu en-mah-gal ba-hun
14. giri3 lu2-gu-la gu-za-la2
  blank space
15. ki ur-esz3-ku3-ga-ta#
reverse
1. 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze ki zi-mu-ta
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig#-alim# dumu# lu2#-gi#-na#
3. giri3 lu2-{d}inanna gu-za-la2
4. 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur 5(asz) ziz2 gur
5. nig2-e3-a
6. giri3 lu2-{d}inanna [gu]-za-la2
7. u3 lu2-gu-la gu-za-la2
8. iti sze-sag11-ku5
9. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 17, 13

    [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 093549
  • Accession No.: 1901-04-15, nn

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00, Amar-Suen.05.11.00
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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 18:53:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru 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, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374142.
Nisaba 17, 013 artifact entry (No. P374142). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374142 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374142 (Accessed: June 9, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 17, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374142},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374142},
}


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