Nisaba 22, 105 (P406464)

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 1909.05.342

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--flour distributed to persons coming from Adamdun,Susa, going to Anšan, Kimaš, etc)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 igi-du szu#-si#? [x]
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 igi-sza-du aga3-us2 gal
3. a-dam-szah2{ki}-ta du-ni
4. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sza3-iri 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3
5. u-bar sukkal
6. 2(barig) zi3 lugal sza3-iri
7. 2(barig) zi3 lugal kaskal-sze3
8. elam an-sza-an{ki}-me
9. giri3 u-bar sukkal
10. an-sza-an{ki}-sze3 du-ni
11. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 a-da-lal3 sukkal
12. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 hu-za# sukkal
13. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
14. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sza3-iri 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3
reverse
1. er3-re-eb u3#-[kul?]
2. ki-masz{ki}-sze3 du-ni
3. 2(barig) zi3 lugal
4. {d}utu-ba-e3 lu2 {gesz}tukul! lugal
5. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 szu-i3-li2 sukkal
6. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 {d}en-lil2-la2 mu sukkal
7. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 dingir-ma-su sukkal
8. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 szu-ma-ma sukkal
9. mu ku6-sze3 tusz-a
10. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 er3-u3-ba-ni sukkal
11. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 a-da-lal3 sukkal
12. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 {d}iszkur-ba-ni sukkal
13. mu ma2 ku6-ka-sze3 tusz-a
14. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 szu-{d}suen sukkal
15. 5(disz) sila3 <zi3> ba-a-a dumu nu-banda3
left
1. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 a-kal-la u3-kul
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 na-ba-sa6 sukkal
3. mu ma2 gesz-ka-sze3 tusz-a
4. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
5. iti amar-a-a-si

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--flour distributed to persons coming from Adamdun,Susa, going to Anšan, Kimaš, etc)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406464

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 54.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
small chip to lower right corner.

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 1909.05.342
Accession Number 06506 (smcat:1411)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 174545

References

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 105

    [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
2015-12-21 at 17:03:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-10-10 at 09:24:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-23 at 12:22:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 105 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406464.
Nisaba 22, 105 artifact entry (No. P406464). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406464
Nisaba 22, 105 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406464 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 105 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406464},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406464},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 105 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406464.
Nisaba 22, 105 artifact entry (No. P406464). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406464
Nisaba 22, 105 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406464 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 105 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406464},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406464},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406464
LB  - CDLI:P406464
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - Nisaba 22, 105 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406464
ER  -
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