Nisaba 12/3, 5 (P381957)

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

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [n sila3 i3-gesz] du10-[ga]
2'. [n] sila3 i3-nun
3'. [n] 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
4'. [n] x 4(ban2) zu2#-[lum] gur
5'. 2(disz) sila3 li#
6'. 1/2(disz) sila3 {u2}[gamun]
7'. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze zi-[bi2-tum]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. ($ blank space $) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3# [sze zi-bi2-tum]
2'. ($ blank space $) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [gazi]
3'. ($ blank space $) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze#-[lu2]
4'. sa2-du11 nig2-dab5 iti-da
5'. ga2-nun-[mah]
6'. {d}nin-gal-ta#
7'. ba#-zi
8'. kiszib# ARAD2-{d}nanna
9'. [iti] gu4-si-su
10'. [mu 2(disz) {uruda}]alam szud3#-[de3 ri-im]-{d}suen# [lugal e2 {d}utu]-sze3# i-[ni-in-ku4-re]
seal 1
1. ARAD2-{d}nanna#
2. agrig e2 [{d}]nin#-gal
3. [dumu ku3-{d}lugal-banda3{da}]
  ( = S001599)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 12, III. 5

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 31596
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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 12/3, 10

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/3, 5 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381957.
Nisaba 12/3, 5 artifact entry (No. P381957). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381957 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/3, 5 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381957 (Accessed: December 2, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/3, 5 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381957},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381957},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381957
LB  - CDLI:P381957
M1  - 2025/12/2/
TI  - Nisaba 12/3, 5 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381957
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/3, 5 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381957.
Nisaba 12/3, 5 artifact entry (No. P381957). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381957 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/3, 5 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381957 (Accessed: December 2, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/3, 5 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381957},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381957},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381957
LB  - CDLI:P381957
M1  - 2025/12/2/
TI  - Nisaba 12/3, 5 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381957
ER  - 
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