Nisaba 18, 115 (P374642)

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 093914 & BM 093914A

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(gesz2) 6(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. ki ur-{d}hendur-sag-ta
3. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
  blank space
5. mu ha-ar-<szi>{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 6(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
  blank space
  seal impression
2. ki# ur#-{d#}hendur-sag-ta
reverse
1. [kiszib3] lu2-{d}ba-ba6
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu ha-ar-<szi>{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-dam

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 18, 115

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 093914 & BM 093914A
  • Accession No.: 1901-06-10, 0093

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2013-09-16 at 18:19:07 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 003052 (composite) (P455762) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 18, 115 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374642.
Nisaba 18, 115 artifact entry (No. P374642). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374642 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 115 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374642 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 18, 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374642},
}


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