Nisaba 12/2, 6 = Nisaba 19, 247 (P381916)

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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Measurements

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Annotation unreviewed

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(u) 2(disz) dug-hi-a
2. i3-nun-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(disz) sila3 gur
3. 1(asz) ga-ar3
4. e2-tur3 gu-la
5. mu-kux(DU)
6. {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
  blank space
7. x x x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. 2(disz) dug-hi-a
2. i3-nun-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2)
3. <n> ga-ar3
4. im-gur-{d}suen dumu a-pil?-ku?-bi?
  Spada reads: a-pil-ku-bi?, but photo and copy unclear
5. 1(disz) dug 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
6. <n> ga-ar3
7. szu-mu-um-li#-ib-szi
8. 4(disz) dug-hi-a
9. i3#-nun#-bi 1/3(disz) 5(ban2)# 5(disz) sila3
10. [...]
11. [x?] x [...]
  rest broken
bottom
column 1
1. a#-gu#-u2-a
2. dumu {d}nanna-i3-zu
column 2
1. [mu 1(disz)] alan ku3-sig17 e2 {d}utu-sze3 in-ku4-[re]

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, II. 6

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

  • history: Nisaba 19, 247

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 31499
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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 12/2, 07 = Nisaba 19, 247, same error in Nisaba 19

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/2, 6 = Nisaba 19, 247 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381916.
Nisaba 12/2, 6 = Nisaba 19, 247 artifact entry (No. P381916). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381916 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/2, 6 = Nisaba 19, 247 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381916 (Accessed: October 9, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/2, 6 = {Nisaba} 19, 247 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381916},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381916},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381916
LB  - CDLI:P381916
M1  - 2025/10/9/
TI  - Nisaba 12/2, 6 = Nisaba 19, 247 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381916
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/2, 6 = Nisaba 19, 247 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381916.
Nisaba 12/2, 6 = Nisaba 19, 247 artifact entry (No. P381916). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381916 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/2, 6 = Nisaba 19, 247 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381916 (Accessed: October 9, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/2, 6 = {Nisaba} 19, 247 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381916},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381916},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381916
LB  - CDLI:P381916
M1  - 2025/10/9/
TI  - Nisaba 12/2, 6 = Nisaba 19, 247 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381916
ER  - 
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