Nisaba 22, 138 (P406506)

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 1909.05.387

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, flour and oil expended to people with the title sukkal en route to Sabum)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 19.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
2. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. puzur4-szuba3 sukkal
4. ur-gu-la mu-da-gen-na
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
6. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
7. lu2-sza-lim lu2 kas4
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
9. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
10. lu2-banda3{da} sukkal
11. a-sza3 da-da-sze3 gen-na
12. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
13. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
reverse
1. hu-hu-ni lu2 kas4
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
3. 2(disz) i3 id-gur2
4. ur-{d}nin-gubalag lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
6. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
7. a-hu-ni lu2 kas4
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
9. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
10. puzur4-la-ba sukkal
11. sa-bu-um{ki}-sze3 gen-na
12. zi-ga u4 3(disz)-kam
13. iti sze-sag11-ku5

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 47.0 high × 28.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--beer, flour and oil expended to people with the title sukkal en route to Sabum)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 138

    [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 1909.05.387
  • Accession No.: 06551 (smcat:1456)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-07-28 at 15:45:48 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-26 at 12:22:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-06-23 at 12:22:45 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, 138 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406506.
Nisaba 22, 138 artifact entry (No. P406506). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406506
Nisaba 22, 138 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406506 (Accessed: July 3, 2025).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-03]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 138 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406506},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406506},
}


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