Nisaba 17, 047 (P374175)

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 093634

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. 6(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin gur lugal
2. kiszib3 asz-a
3. ki lu2-{d}na-ru2-a-ta
reverse
1. [ur-gu2]-edin#-na
2. [szu] ba#-ti
  blank space
3. mu# [en]-mah#-gal en {d}nanna# [ba]-hun
  blank space
envelope
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) [...]
  blank space
  seal impression
2. ki lu2-{d}[na-ru2-a-ta]
  blank space
  seal impression
3. [kiszib3] ur#-{d}[szara2]
reverse
  broken
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal?-[...]

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 17, 47

    [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 093634
  • 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
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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
2013-07-10 at 08:10:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:46 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: -
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 17, 047 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374175.
Nisaba 17, 047 artifact entry (No. P374175). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374175 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374175 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 17, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374175},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374175},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 17, 047 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374175.
Nisaba 17, 047 artifact entry (No. P374175). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374175 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374175 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 17, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374175},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374175},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P374175
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M1  - 2025/7/27/
TI  - Nisaba 17, 047 artifact entry
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