Nisaba 17, 020 (P374149)

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 093585A

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)

tablet
obverse
1. 9(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal
2. sze numun a-sza3 ensi2-ka-sze3
  blank space
  seal impression
3. ki ur-gu2-en-na-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ug3-u2-IL2
  blank space
2. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
  blank space
  seal impression
3. mu {gesz}gu-za-mah {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
  blank space
seal 1
1. lugal-[x-x]
2. [x] x [x]

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, 20

    [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 093585A
  • 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.03.08.00
  • Alternative Years:
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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
2017-10-13 at 15:03:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-09-11 at 17:41:54 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 17, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374149.
Nisaba 17, 020 artifact entry (No. P374149). (2023, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374149 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374149 (Accessed: June 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {Nisaba 17, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374149},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374149},
}


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