Nisaba 12/1, 12 (P381876)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

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Annotation unreviewed

tablet
obverse
  broken
reverse
1. igi-6(disz)-gal2 [n? sze? ku3-babbar]
2. nu-ur2-{d}x-[x]
3. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
4. giri3#-ia?
5. 3(u) ma#-na {gesz}erin?-[x]
6. i-[x?]-ir-ha-bu-um
7. igi-6(disz)-gal2 1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
8. ta2-hu-na-tum
9. 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze# [gur]
10. e2 {d}nanna-sze3
11. 4(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze
12. za3-u {d}nin-gal-sze3
13. a-ru-a i3-li2-ib-ki2-a-[ni]
  blank space
14. iti# sig4#-[ga]
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 12, I. 12

    [Spada2007Nisaba12] Spada, Gabriella. 2007. Testi Economici Da Ur Di Periodo Paleo-Babilonese. Nisaba 12. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 31510
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-20 at 08:06:56 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Deloucas, Andrew; Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Willighagen, Lars Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-14 at 07:17:35 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Foxvog, Daniel A.; Spada, Gabriella Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2008-01-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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previously erroneously registered as Nisaba 12/1, 05

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/1, 12 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381876.
Nisaba 12/1, 12 artifact entry (No. P381876). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381876 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/1, 12 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381876 (Accessed: December 4, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381876},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381876},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381876
LB  - CDLI:P381876
M1  - 2025/12/4/
TI  - Nisaba 12/1, 12 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381876
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/1, 12 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381876.
Nisaba 12/1, 12 artifact entry (No. P381876). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381876 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/1, 12 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381876 (Accessed: December 4, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381876},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381876},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381876
LB  - CDLI:P381876
M1  - 2025/12/4/
TI  - Nisaba 12/1, 12 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381876
ER  - 
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