Nisaba 12/1, 34 (P381882)

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

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Annotation unreviewed

tablet
  (obv. pierced with round hole, thus a tag?)
obverse
1'. sza3# {gi#}[pisan-ga2]
2'. 2(u) 3(disz)#? [...]
3'. a-ru-a {d}suen#-[...]
4'. sza3 {gi}pisan-ga2#
  Spada: read sza3 {gi}pisan-ga2 or sza3-ge ga2-ga2 ?
5'. mu-kux(DU)#?
6'. e2 {d}nin-[gal-sze3]
reverse
  broken
  illegible seal impression

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. 34

    [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 31565
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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, 11

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/1, 34 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381882.
Nisaba 12/1, 34 artifact entry (No. P381882). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381882 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/1, 34 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381882 (Accessed: December 2, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 34 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381882},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381882},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381882
LB  - CDLI:P381882
M1  - 2025/12/2/
TI  - Nisaba 12/1, 34 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381882
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/1, 34 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381882.
Nisaba 12/1, 34 artifact entry (No. P381882). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381882 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/1, 34 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381882 (Accessed: December 2, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 34 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381882},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381882},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381882
LB  - CDLI:P381882
M1  - 2025/12/2/
TI  - Nisaba 12/1, 34 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381882
ER  - 
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