Nisaba 12/3, 15 (P381954)

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
1. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun
2. 5(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
3. 3(ban2)# 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
4. {d}ad#-mu#-sahar#-[ra]
5. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. n 5(ban2)# zu3-[lum]
2'. sa2-du11 u3 nig2-dab5 iti-da
3'. dingir esz3 didli e2 {d}nin-gal#
4'. ga2-nun-mah {d}nin-gal-ta#
5'. gudu4-[e-ne]
6'. szu# [ba-an-ti-esz]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

previously erroneously registered as Nisaba 12/3, 07

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P381954

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 31382
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) 53524

References

  • primary: Nisaba 12, III. 15

    [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 12/3, 15 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381954.
Nisaba 12/3, 15 artifact entry (No. P381954). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381954 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/3, 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381954 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/3, 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381954},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381954},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381954
LB  - CDLI:P381954
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - Nisaba 12/3, 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381954
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 12/3, 15 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381954.
Nisaba 12/3, 15 artifact entry (No. P381954). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381954 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/3, 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381954 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/3, 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381954},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381954},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381954
LB  - CDLI:P381954
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - Nisaba 12/3, 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381954
ER  -
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