Nisaba 22, 088 (P406053)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1899.02.326

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
2. {d}szul-gi-i3-li2 sukkal
3. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
5. isz-du11-gi-ni lu2 kas4
6. u3 a2-na-na lu2 kas4
7. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
9. ad-da-na-bir2 lu2-{gesz}tukul-gu-la
10. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
12. a2-na-na lu2 kas4
13. 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3
14. elam an-sza-an{ki}-me
15. giri3 a2!(DA)-na-na lu2 kas4
16. an-sza-an{ki}-ta du-ni
reverse
1. [5(disz) sila3] kasz# 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
2. [...] aga3-us2 gal
3. [...]-ta du-ni
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
5. lu2-{d}nanna lu2-{gesz}tukul-gu-<la>
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
7. 1(disz) dug dida 1(ban2) zi3 ma2-a gar-ra
8. {d}szul-gi-zi-mu
9. ma2 gesz-i3-ka-da gen-na
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
11. ku5-da-mu aga3-us2 gal
12. ki <{d}>en-ki-ke4 igi kar2-kar2-de3 gen-na
13. [5(disz) sila3] kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
14. [x]-ma-a aga3-us2 gal
15. szuszin#{ki}-sze3 du-ni
16. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
left
1. 2(disz) 5(disz)

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 54.0 high × 35.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: some chipping at rev. upper and lower left corners
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 88

    [Notizia2009Nisaba22] Notizia, Palmiro. 2009. I Testi Dei Messageri Da Ĝirsu-Lagaš Della Terza Dinastia Di Ur. Nisaba 22. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1899.02.326
  • Accession No.: 01704 SM catalogue: 0650)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-10-10 at 09:24:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-24 at 12:11:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-11-26 at 12:22:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-06-24 at 21:12:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 22, 088 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406053.
Nisaba 22, 088 artifact entry (No. P406053). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406053
Nisaba 22, 088 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406053 (Accessed: July 19, 2025).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-19]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406053},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406053},
}


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