Nisaba 22, 141 (P406509)

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 1909.05.390

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 from Kimaš journeying between Susa and Nippur.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 15.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. la-la-a sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. szu-ma-ma sukkal
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
8. puzur4-kal-la sukkal
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
11. szu-<e2>-a sukkal
reverse
1. [5(disz)] sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. bur-ma-am3 sukkal
4. 2(disz) dug dida
5. 2(ban2) kasz 4(ban2) dabin lugal
6. 2/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
7. elam ki-masz{ki}-ke4 szu ba-ti
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
9. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
10. giri3 szu-e2-a sukkal
11. an-sza-an{ki}-ta u3 nibru{ki}-ta du
12. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 47.0 high × 26.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--beer, bread, oil given to persons from Kimaš journeying between Susa and Nippur.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 141

    [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 1909.05.390
  • Accession No.: 06554 (smcat:1459)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.11d.00 (intercalated)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-07-28 at 15:45:50 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-10-10 at 09:24:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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, 141 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406509.
Nisaba 22, 141 artifact entry (No. P406509). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406509
Nisaba 22, 141 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406509 (Accessed: July 12, 2025).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-12]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 141 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406509},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406509},
}


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