Nisaba 18, 088 (P374635)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 093901Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ma-sza-lum ku3-[sig17]
2. ki-la2-bi igi 3(disz)#-gal2#
3. 1(disz) ma-sza-lum ku3-babbar
4. ki-la2-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2
5. 2(u) 1(disz) {gesz}haszhur ku3-sig17
6. 1(u) 4(disz) ku3-su4? ku3-sig17
7. ki-la2-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(u) 7(disz) sze
8. 2(u) 1(disz) {gesz}haszhur ku3-babbar
9. 2(u) 1(disz) ku3-su4? ku3-babbar
reverse
1. ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) gin2# [4(disz) sze]
2. szunigin 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) 1(u) 7(disz) sze# [ku3]-sig17#
3. szunigin 5/6(disz)# gin2 4(disz) sze ku3-babbar
4. 1/3(disz){sza} {na4}gul {na4}za-gin3
5. ma2 du8-a KU-NE-a
6. {d}nansze
7. mu en# [...] x [...]
obverse
1. 1(disz) ma-sza-lum ku3-[sig17]
2. ki-la2-bi igi 3(disz)#-gal2#
3. 1(disz) ma-sza-lum ku3-babbar
4. ki-la2-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2
5. 2(u) 1(disz) {gesz}haszhur ku3-sig17
6. 1(u) 4(disz) ku3-su4? ku3-sig17
7. ki-la2-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(u) 7(disz) sze
8. 2(u) 1(disz) {gesz}haszhur ku3-babbar
9. 2(u) 1(disz) ku3-su4? ku3-babbar
reverse
1. ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) gin2# [4(disz) sze]
2. szunigin 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) 1(u) 7(disz) sze# [ku3]-sig17#
3. szunigin 5/6(disz)# gin2 4(disz) sze ku3-babbar
4. 1/3(disz){sza} {na4}gul {na4}za-gin3
5. ma2 du8-a KU-NE-a
6. {d}nansze
7. mu en# [...] x [...]
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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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Seal information:
unsealed
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 18, 88
[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.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 093901
- Accession No.: 1901-06-10, nn
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2018-03-23 at 19:18:40 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:55:12 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2013-09-16 at 18:19:07 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (066636) (066636)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.93901) (BM.93901)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1901-0610-80) (W_1901-0610-80)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 18, 088 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374635.
Nisaba 18, 088 artifact entry (No. P374635). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374635 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 088 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374635 (Accessed: August 31, 2025).
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