Nisaba 31/2, 141 (P377065)

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 111289

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 muru13#? [...]
2. [...] GAN2
3. a-sza3 {d}nin-mar#?-[ki?]
4. ugula ur-{d}en-[lil2-la2]
5. giri3 lugal#-[...]
reverse
1. kiszib3 lugal-[e2?]-mah#?-e#?
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu {d}szu-[{d}]suen# lugal
seal 1
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

illegible

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P377065

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 111289
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Nisaba 31/2, 141

    [Alivernini2019Nisaba31/2] Alivernini, Sergio, and Angela Greco. 2019. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the Géjou Collection Kept in the British Museum. Nisaba 31. Messina: DICAM.

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
2023-07-09 at 18:51:55 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2020-11-08 at 02:27:38 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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 31/2, 141 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P377065.
Nisaba 31/2, 141 artifact entry (No. P377065). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P377065 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 31/2, 141 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P377065 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 31/2, 141 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P377065},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P377065},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 31/2, 141 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P377065.
Nisaba 31/2, 141 artifact entry (No. P377065). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P377065 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 31/2, 141 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P377065 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 31/2, 141 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P377065},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P377065},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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