Nisaba 22, 160 (P406452)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1909.05.327

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: list of beer, herbs etc for various people, e.g. the chief lamentation priest (gala-mah), equid shepherd etc)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

137.0 mm × 94.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] ni#
3'. [... aga3]-us2
4'. [...] saga
5'. [...] du
6'. [...] ninda
7'. [...] x
8'. [...] x
9'. [...] x
  rest broken
column 2'
1. [...] dug dida du
2. [...] 3(ban2) zi3
3. [...] ad-da sagi
4. [...] 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
5. [n] gin2 i3
6. i-ba-<li2>-is
7. 2(ban2) kasz saga
8. [n] 2(asz) 3(ban2) kasz du gur
9. 1(disz) dug dida du
10. 1(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
11. elam-me
12. 1(ban2) kasz du
13. 1(ban2) ninda
14. szesz-szesz-mu
15. 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz du
16. 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda
17. 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 i3
18. lu2 u4-sakar-me
19. 5/6(disz) sila3 la2 1(disz) gin2 i3-udu
20. {gesz#}gigir# lu2 {gesz}tukul
21. gu#-la#-sze3# ba-ak
22. 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
23. 1(disz) dug dida saga
24. 2(disz) dug dida# du
  rest broken
column 3'
1. sza3-gal ur-ra
2. 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 kasz du
3. 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3
4. 7(disz) sila3 esza
5. siskur2 ur-ra
6. 4(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz
7. 4(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 zi3
8. 2(disz) gin2 i3
9. sipa# ur-ra
10. 3(disz) [x] kasz du
11. 1(disz) dug dida saga
12. 1(disz) dug dida du
13. 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3
14. 1(disz) sila3 i3
15. ARAD2-da-ni mar-tu
16. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
17. 1(ban2) zi3
18. 4(disz) [n] gin2 i3
19. szu#-{d#}szul#-gi# ra2#-gaba#
20. 2(barig) kasz du
21. 2(barig) zi3
22. igi-a-a ra2-gaba
23. 2(ban2) kasz du
24. [n dug dida] saga
  rest broken
column 4'
1. ur-{d}nin-a-zu sipa
2. 2(barig) 3(ban2) kasz du
3. 2(barig) 3(ban2) ninda
4. 1(disz) sila3 i3
5. {d}szul-gi-kal
6. 1(u) gin2 i3
7. lu2 tu-ra-me
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
9. 2(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz du
10. 1(disz) dug dida saga
11. 2(disz) dug dida du
12. 4(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda
13. 2/3(disz) sila3 la2 1(disz) gin2 i3
14. aga3-us2 lugal-me
15. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz gur
16. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur#
17. ra2-gaba-me [...]
18. 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du#
19. 1(disz) dug dida du
20. 5(ban2) ninda
21. 1/2(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3#
22. szu-esz18-dar sukkal
23. 1(ban2) kasz
24. 1(ban2) ninda
25. 4(disz) gin2 i3
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 1(ban2) ninda
2'. {d}szul-gi-a-[mu ...]
3'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3# [...]
4'. 2(barig) sze
5'. e-lu-da-an nu-[banda3 ...]
6'. 1(barig) 4(disz) sila3 kasz du
7'. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda#
8'. 1/2(disz) sila3 4(disz) [gin2 i3]
9'. aga3-us2 ensi2# [...]
10'. 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [kasz ...]
11'. 1(disz) dug dida du
12'. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda
13'. 5/6(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3
14'. lu2 i3-lal3-lum-me
15'. 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
16'. 1(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 ninda
17'. 2(disz) gin2 i3
18'. lu2 da-da gala-mah
19'. 4(disz) sila3 kasz du
20'. 2(disz) sila3 ninda
21'. 2(disz) gin2 i3
22'. sipa ansze lu2-dingir-ra
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [... ur-{d}]isztaran# di-ku5
2'. [...] kasz du
3'. [...] ninda
4'. lu2 nir-i3-da-gal2
5'. 1(ban2) kasz saga
6'. 4(ban2) la2 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz du
7'. 1(disz) dug dida saga
8'. 3(disz) dug dida du
9'. 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda
10'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 mar-sa szum-ma
11'. 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 i3
12'. lu2 lugal-ma2-gur8-re-me
13'. 2(ban2) kasz du
14'. 1(disz) dug dida du
15'. 3(ban2) ninda
16'. 2/3(disz) sila3 i3
17'. lu2 a-bu-ni szagina
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...] du#
2'. [...] ninda
3'. [...] i3
4'. [...]-{d}suen [...] lugal#
5'. [...] kasz# du
6'. [...] dabin
7'. [... {d}]szul#-gi-[... da?]-an muhaldim
8'. [...] kasz du
9'. [...] ninda
10'. [...] i3
11'. [...] za-na-a
12'. [...] kasz du
13'. [...] ninda
14'. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: list of beer, herbs etc for various people, e.g. the chief lamentation priest (gala-mah), equid shepherd etc)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406452

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 137.0 mm × 94.0 mm × 40.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- top of 3 right hand cols. preserved. rev.-- 2-1/2 cols preserved; cracked; 3 columns preserved per side

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1909.05.327
Accession Number 06491 (smcat:1396)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 174543
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 11568

References

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 160

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2014-10-10 at 09:24:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-29 at 07:51:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-06-23 at 12:22:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 160 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P406452.
Nisaba 22, 160 artifact entry (No. P406452). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406452 (Original work published 2010)
Nisaba 22, 160 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406452 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406452},
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 160 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P406452.
Nisaba 22, 160 artifact entry (No. P406452). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406452 (Original work published 2010)
Nisaba 22, 160 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406452 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 160 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406452},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406452},
}


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