Nisaba 17, 130 (P374258)

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 094470A

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. 2(asz) 1(barig) dabin gur [lugal]
2. zi3 [...]
  (rest covered by the envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 2(asz) 1(barig) dabin gur# lugal
2. ma2 al-la#-[ta]
3. zi3 e2 {d}nin-gir2-su#
  blank space
  seal impression
4. ki ma-an-szum2 dumu du11#-ga#-dingir#-ta
5. kiszib3# lu2#-{d#}na#-ru2#-a#
  several lines missing
  blank space
reverse
1'. [iti] gu4#-ra2-bi2-mu2
2'. [mu] en-mah-gal-an-na en# {d}nanna ba-hun-ga2
  blank space
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-sa6-ga

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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, 130

    [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 094470A
  • Accession No.: 1901-10-12, nn

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.02.00
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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
2017-10-13 at 15:03:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:48 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 003128 (composite) (P455838) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 17, 130 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374258.
Nisaba 17, 130 artifact entry (No. P374258). (2023, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374258 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 130 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374258 (Accessed: June 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {Nisaba 17, 130 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374258},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374258},
}


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