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

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

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. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002983 (composite) (P455693) S002983 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P374148

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 093584A
Accession Number 1901-04-15, nn

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 167502

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	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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M1  - 2026/4/9/
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Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {Nisaba 17, 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374148},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374148},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P374148
LB  - CDLI:P374148
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - Nisaba 17, 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P374148
ER  -
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