Nisaba 22, 101 (P406257)

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 1906.02.004

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: provision of beer, bread and oil)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 15.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. szu-e2-a sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
6. szu-{d}dumu-zi sukkal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
9. dingir-kal sukkal
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. dingir-e2 sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
6. {d}nanna-dalla sukkal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
9. ka5 aga3-us2 gal-gal
left
1. an-sza-an{ki}-ta gen-na
2. iti amar-a-a-si

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 44.0 high × 28.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: provision of beer, bread and oil)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 101

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

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  • Museum No.: SM 1906.02.004
  • Accession No.: 04096 (smcat:1000)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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, 101 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406257.
Nisaba 22, 101 artifact entry (No. P406257). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406257
Nisaba 22, 101 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406257 (Accessed: July 4, 2025).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-04]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 101 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406257},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406257},
}


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