Nisaba 17, 089 (P374217)

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 093964

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. 3(barig) sze lugal
2. sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2
  seal impression
3. sze-ba u2-IL2 {ansze}kunga2
4. ki inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-sag-ub3#{ki}
2. sze sumun-ta#
3. iti amar-a-a-si
  1 line blank
4. mu [...]
  blank space
seal 1
1. geme2#-{d}lamma
2. nin#-dingir {d}ba-ba6
3. ur#-sag-ub3{ki}
4. sipa# ansze ARAD2#-[zu]

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 002334 (composite) (P455044) S002334 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P374217

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 093964
Accession Number 1901-06-10, nn

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 066681
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.93964
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1901-0610-143

References

  • primary: Nisaba 17, 89

    [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
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:47 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, 089 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374217.
Nisaba 17, 089 artifact entry (No. P374217). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374217 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 089 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374217 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374217},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 17, 089 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374217.
Nisaba 17, 089 artifact entry (No. P374217). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374217 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 089 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374217 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374217},
}


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