Nisaba 17, 019 (P374148)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 093584A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) dabin gur lugal
2. 1(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) kasz saga gur
3. 2(asz) 1(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
4. 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur
5. sze-bi 5(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
6. ur-tur
reverse
1. ki ur-{d}isztaran-ta#
  seal impression
2. kiszib3 lu2-pa3-da#
3. iti szu-numun
4. mu sza?-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
  blank space
seal 1
1. lu2-pa3#-[da]
2. dub {d}lamma#?
3. kal?-la
4. [...]

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 & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: Nisaba 17, 19

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 093584A
  • 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.06.04.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002983 (composite) (P455693) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 17, 019 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374148.
Nisaba 17, 019 artifact entry (No. P374148). (2023, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374148 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 019 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374148 (Accessed: June 9, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {Nisaba 17, 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374148},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374148},
}


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