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Nisaba 12/1, 29 (P381904)

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?
beginning broken
1'. [...] {d}EN-[...]
2'. [... i]-szar-{d}suen#
3'. [...] si?-la-ma#?-[zi?]
4'. [...] x KA-x [...]
5'. [...] ku3-sig17 mu-[...]
6'. [n] gin2# 2(u) 5(disz) sze {d}suen#-[x-x]
7'. [n] gin2# {d}suen-a-bu-[x]
8'. [n] gin2# u-bar-{d}suen
9'. [n] 1(disz) gin2 nu-ur2-esz8-tar2
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
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 12, I. 29

[Spada2007Nisaba12] Spada, Gabriella. 2007. Testi Economici Da Ur Di Periodo Paleo-Babilonese. Nisaba 12. 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 31536
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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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 (53678) (53678)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

previously erroneously registered as Nisaba 12/1, 33

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 12/1, 29 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381904.

Nisaba 12/1, 29 artifact entry (No. P381904). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381904 (Original work published 2008)

Nisaba 12/1, 29 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381904 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 29 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381904},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381904},
}

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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 12/1, 29 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381904.

Nisaba 12/1, 29 artifact entry (No. P381904). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381904 (Original work published 2008)

Nisaba 12/1, 29 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381904 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 29 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381904},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381904},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381904
LB  - CDLI:P381904
M1  - 2026/4/4/
TI  - Nisaba 12/1, 29 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381904
ER  -