Nisaba 12/2, 15 (P381919)

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
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. a-hu-wa-[qar] dumu# ku#?-[...]
2'. 1(disz) dug 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
3'. 3(ban2) 3(sila3) ga#-[ar3]
4'. {d}da-mu-a-zu#
5'. i-szi-iq-qu2
  blank space
6'. i3-dab5 da-da#
7'. x x [...]
reverse
1. 1(disz) dug 2(ban2) n [sila3]
2. 1(barig) ga-ar3
3. ib-ni-{d}suen#? dumu bu-[...]
4. 1(disz) dug 2(ban2) n [sila3]
5. 1(barig) [ga-ar3]
6. i3-dab5#? [...] dumu a-[...]
  blank space
  so Spada, perhaps erasure?
7. i3-dab5#? [...] x
  rest broken

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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. 15

    [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 31397
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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, 10

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/2, 15 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381919.
Nisaba 12/2, 15 artifact entry (No. P381919). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381919 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/2, 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381919 (Accessed: December 4, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/2, 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381919},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381919},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381919
LB  - CDLI:P381919
M1  - 2025/12/4/
TI  - Nisaba 12/2, 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381919
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/2, 15 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381919.
Nisaba 12/2, 15 artifact entry (No. P381919). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381919 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/2, 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381919 (Accessed: December 4, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/2, 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381919},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381919},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381919
LB  - CDLI:P381919
M1  - 2025/12/4/
TI  - Nisaba 12/2, 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381919
ER  - 
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