Nisaba 22, 125 (P406492)

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 1909.05.373

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--beer, bread, oil given to persons going to Kimaš etc)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

33.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|) ki lu2-dingir-ra-sze3 gen-na
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. ad-da-zu
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 i3
2. lugal-{d}utu lu2 kas4
3. ki-masz{ki}-ta gen-na-me
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. il-ma-su a-sza3 nig2-{d}ba-ba6 du
7. 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz dub-sar lu2-dingir-ra-me
8. 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) zi3 dub-sar {d}szara2-kam-me
9. zi-ga u4 3(u) la2 2(disz)-kam
left
1. iti munu4-gu7

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--beer, bread, oil given to persons going to Kimaš etc)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406492

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 33.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete.

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 1909.05.373
Accession Number 06537 (smcat:1442)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 174567

References

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 125

    [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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru 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, 125 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406492.
Nisaba 22, 125 artifact entry (No. P406492). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406492
Nisaba 22, 125 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406492 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 125 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406492},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406492},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406492
LB  - CDLI:P406492
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - Nisaba 22, 125 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406492
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 125 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406492.
Nisaba 22, 125 artifact entry (No. P406492). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406492
Nisaba 22, 125 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406492 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 125 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406492},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406492},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406492
LB  - CDLI:P406492
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - Nisaba 22, 125 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406492
ER  -
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