Nisaba 04/1, 17 (P405262)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 023209

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (bit asiri flour)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (bit asiri flour)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P405262

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 023209
Accession Number 1897-05-13, 0107

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.23209
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1897-0513-107

References

  • primary: Nisaba 4, I, 17

    [Rositani2003Nisaba4] Rositani, Annunziata. 2003. Rīm-Anum Texts in the British Museum. Nisaba 4. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

  • history: SANER 2, 325 (coll.)

    [Seri2013SANER2] Seri, Andrea. 2013. The House of Prisoners. Vol. 2. Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records. De Gruyter.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-02 at 16:34:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-21 at 13:55:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-21 at 13:52:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2010-04-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Seri, Andrea CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 04/1, 17 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P405262.
Nisaba 04/1, 17 artifact entry (No. P405262). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405262 (Original work published 2010)
Nisaba 04/1, 17 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405262 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {Nisaba 04/1, 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405262},
}


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TI  - Nisaba 04/1, 17 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 04/1, 17 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P405262.
Nisaba 04/1, 17 artifact entry (No. P405262). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405262 (Original work published 2010)
Nisaba 04/1, 17 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405262 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {Nisaba 04/1, 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405262},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P405262
LB  - CDLI:P405262
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - Nisaba 04/1, 17 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P405262
ER  -
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