Nisaba 18, 027 (P375146)

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 095031

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. 2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 [nig2]-lam2 us2
2. 3(disz) ma-na siki szid tug2 [nig2]-lam2 us2
3. 1(u)# la2 1(disz)# ma-na siki tug2 3(disz)#-kam us2
reverse
1. 2(u) ma-na siki tug2 szar3# us2
2. a2 gesz-gar-[ra]
3. ur-{d}nin-[gesz-zi-da?] szu ba-ti
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu si-ma-num2{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/P375146

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 095031
Accession Number 1901-10-12, nn

References

  • primary: Nisaba 18, 27

    [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 13:32:21 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, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P375146.
Nisaba 18, 027 artifact entry (No. P375146). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P375146 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 027 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P375146 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P375146},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 18, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P375146.
Nisaba 18, 027 artifact entry (No. P375146). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P375146 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 027 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P375146 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P375146},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P375146},
}

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