Nisaba 18, 145 (P374494)

Administrative tablet 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 093643

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(ban2) zi3 lugal-giri17-zal
2. 5(ban2) zi3 szesz-ki-lu5-la dumu ka5-a
3. 4(ban2)? zi3 lu2-iri-sag dumu ku3-{d}ba-ba6
4. {gesz}tukul-e dab5-ba-ta
5. 3(ban2) zi3 ur-{d}ig-alim dumu geme2-ki-siki-ka
reverse
1. 2(ban2)? zi3 lugal-i3-mah
2. dumu e2-ta-mu#-zu
3. amar-ku5 e2-usz#-bar-ta
  blank space
5. iti# sze#-sag11#-ku5-ta
6. ug3#-IL2 e2-gal-me
7. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P374494

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 093643
Accession Number 1901-04-15, nn

References

  • primary: Nisaba 18, 145

    [Anastasi2009Nisaba18] Anastasi, Andrea, Francesco Pomponio, and Stefania Altavilla. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Ĝirsu Texts of Various Content Kept in the British Museum. Nisaba 18. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2013-09-16 at 18:19:07 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 18, 145 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374494.
Nisaba 18, 145 artifact entry (No. P374494). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374494 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 145 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374494 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374494},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 18, 145 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374494.
Nisaba 18, 145 artifact entry (No. P374494). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374494 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 145 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374494 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374494},
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