Nisaba 18, 151 (P374782)
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 094112Period
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. [2(barig) nig2]-ar3#-ra 1(barig) 2(ban2)
2. 2(barig) 3(ban2) duh babbar2 3(ban2)
3. 4(barig) 2(ban2) duh-ge6
4. sza3-gal gu4 ur-ba-gara2
5. 1(asz) lu2-kal-la
6. 3(barig) 4(ban2) ur-{d}ig-alim
7. 3(barig) 5(ban2) lu2-sa6-i3-zu
8. 4(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
9. 3(ban2) sza3-gal gu4 udu kaskal
10. 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
reverse
1. sza3 ga2-nun gesz
2. 4(barig) 2(ban2) lu2-ma2-gan{ki}
3. 4(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-dingir-ra
4. 4(barig) 2(ban2) an-ne2
5. 4(barig) {d}nanna-si-sa2
6. sza3-gal sila4 diri
7. 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
8. sza3 e2 ur-dun
9. iti sze-il2-la
10. [mu en {d}]inanna# masz-[e i3-pa3]
left
1. u4 3(disz)-kam
obverse
1. [2(barig) nig2]-ar3#-ra 1(barig) 2(ban2)
2. 2(barig) 3(ban2) duh babbar2 3(ban2)
3. 4(barig) 2(ban2) duh-ge6
4. sza3-gal gu4 ur-ba-gara2
5. 1(asz) lu2-kal-la
6. 3(barig) 4(ban2) ur-{d}ig-alim
7. 3(barig) 5(ban2) lu2-sa6-i3-zu
8. 4(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
9. 3(ban2) sza3-gal gu4 udu kaskal
10. 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
reverse
1. sza3 ga2-nun gesz
2. 4(barig) 2(ban2) lu2-ma2-gan{ki}
3. 4(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-dingir-ra
4. 4(barig) 2(ban2) an-ne2
5. 4(barig) {d}nanna-si-sa2
6. sza3-gal sila4 diri
7. 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
8. sza3 e2 ur-dun
9. iti sze-il2-la
10. [mu en {d}]inanna# masz-[e i3-pa3]
left
1. u4 3(disz)-kam
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
- Material: Clay
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Seal information:
unsealed
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 18, 151
[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 094112
- Accession No.: 1901-06-10, nn
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.12.03
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | 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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| 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 (066818) (066818)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.94112) (BM.94112)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1901-0610-291) (W_1901-0610-291)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 18, 151 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374782.
Nisaba 18, 151 artifact entry (No. P374782). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374782 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 151 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374782 (Accessed: October 13, 2025).
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