Nisaba 12/1, 25 (P381880)

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

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 4(disz)#? sze ku3-babbar
2'. [...]-x-er3-ra
3'. dumu#? x-a-hu-um
4'. n ku3-babbar
5'. ki#?-la2-bi# 1(u) 2(disz) gin2#-[ta?]
6'. [x] x bi? ku3#-babbar#
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x] x x
2'. 1(disz)# gin2 1(u) 4(disz) sze ku3-babbar
3'. i3-li2-i-ma-dingir
4'. 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze e2 {d}nanna-sze3
5'. 6(disz) sila3 za3-u {d}nin-gal-sze3
6'. [a]-ru-a i-di-ni-ia
7'. [n?] n ha?-tam dumu bi-da-a
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

previously erroneously registered as Nisaba 12/1, 09

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P381880

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 31494
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 53636

References

  • primary: Nisaba 12, I. 25

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

Revisions and credits

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

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 12/1, 25 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381880.
Nisaba 12/1, 25 artifact entry (No. P381880). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381880 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/1, 25 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381880 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 25 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381880},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381880},
}


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ID  - P381880
LB  - CDLI:P381880
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - Nisaba 12/1, 25 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381880
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 12/1, 25 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381880.
Nisaba 12/1, 25 artifact entry (No. P381880). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381880 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/1, 25 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381880 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 25 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381880},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381880},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381880
LB  - CDLI:P381880
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - Nisaba 12/1, 25 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381880
ER  -
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