Nisaba 12/3, 12 = Nisaba 19, 258 (P381961)

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. 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz [du10?-ga?]
2. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 [i3-nun]
3. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 [ga-ar3]
4. [n] 2(ban2)# 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zu2#-[lum]
5. [n] 1/2(disz) sila3 gu2 [had2]
6. [n] sila3 ga#-SIG7-a
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. nig2-dab5 er2 iri#[{ki} nigin-na]

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, 14, same error in Nisaba 19

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P381961

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 31338
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) 53480

References

  • primary: Nisaba 12, III. 12

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

  • history: Nisaba 19, 258

    [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.

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, 12 = Nisaba 19, 258 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381961.
Nisaba 12/3, 12 = Nisaba 19, 258 artifact entry (No. P381961). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381961 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/3, 12 = Nisaba 19, 258 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381961 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/3, 12 = {Nisaba} 19, 258 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381961},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381961},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381961
LB  - CDLI:P381961
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - Nisaba 12/3, 12 = Nisaba 19, 258 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381961
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 12/3, 12 = Nisaba 19, 258 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381961.
Nisaba 12/3, 12 = Nisaba 19, 258 artifact entry (No. P381961). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381961 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/3, 12 = Nisaba 19, 258 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381961 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/3, 12 = {Nisaba} 19, 258 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381961},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381961},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381961
LB  - CDLI:P381961
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - Nisaba 12/3, 12 = Nisaba 19, 258 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381961
ER  -
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