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Nisaba 12/1, 23 = Nisaba 19, 240 (P381879)

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)

Measurements

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse?
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...]-sze3#
2'. [...] zu2-lum
3'. [... {d}]nin#-gal-sze3
4'. [...]-x
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. x x [...]
2'. ARAD2-{d}suen dumu szu-{d}suen# ra#-gaba#
3'. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
4'. a-bi-du10 dumu i3-li2-i-din-nam#?
5'. 1(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze# ku3-babbar
6'. [...] x
rest broken
column 3
beginning broken
1'. sza3 [...]
2'. x [...]
3'. i3-li2#-[...]
4'. x [...]
5'. um-ma?-[...]
6'. [x]-x [...]
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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 12, I. 23

[Spada2007Nisaba12] Spada, Gabriella. 2007. Testi Economici Da Ur Di Periodo Paleo-Babilonese. Nisaba 12. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.
history: Nisaba 19, 240

[Black2008Nisaba19] Black, Jeremy A., and Gabriella Spada. 2008. Texts from Ur Kept in the Iraq Museum and in the British Museum. Nisaba 19. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM —
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Elevation:
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Excavation No: U 31465
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-20 at 08:06:56	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Deloucas, Andrew; Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Willighagen, Lars		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-14 at 07:17:35	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Spada, Gabriella		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2008-01-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Ur Online Project (53607) (53607)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

previously erroneously registered as Nisaba 12/1, 08 = Nisaba 19, 240, same error in Nisaba 19

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 12/1, 23 = Nisaba 19, 240 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381879.

Nisaba 12/1, 23 = Nisaba 19, 240 artifact entry (No. P381879). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381879 (Original work published 2008)

Nisaba 12/1, 23 = Nisaba 19, 240 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381879 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 23 = {Nisaba} 19, 240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381879},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381879},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 12/1, 23 = Nisaba 19, 240 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381879.

Nisaba 12/1, 23 = Nisaba 19, 240 artifact entry (No. P381879). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381879 (Original work published 2008)

Nisaba 12/1, 23 = Nisaba 19, 240 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381879 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 23 = {Nisaba} 19, 240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381879},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381879},
}

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DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/7/
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