Nisaba 22, 162 (P406567)

Letter 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 1909.05.457

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter [identification uncertain] (SM catalogue: letter order?--animals are to be ready for the 10th month to travellers to the place sium in Elam. tablet written in the 8th month)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

53.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu {d}nin-mar{ki}-sze3
2. sza3-ge kar2 lugal
3. szu-{d}utu sagi
4. 1(disz) udu 2(disz) masz2 siskur2 ma2 gesz-i3
5. giri3 lu2-banda3{da} sukkal
6. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
7. 1(disz) masz2 sza3-iri
8. 1(disz) masz2 kaskal-sze3
9. elam si-u3{ki}-me
10. giri3 dingir-kal sukkal
reverse
1. si-u3{ki}-sze3 du-ni
2. iti amar-a-a-si
3. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2 balag-u4-da gub-ba
4. giri3 e2-zi-mu
  blank space
5. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6

Text content

Genre(s) Letter [identification uncertain] (SM catalogue: letter order?--animals are to be ready for the 10th month to travellers to the place sium in Elam. tablet written in the 8th month)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period 00.00.08.00 to 00.00.10.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406567

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 53.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 19.0 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 1909.05.457
Accession Number 06621 (smcat:1526)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 174589
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 3409

References

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 162

    [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, 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, 162 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P406567.
Nisaba 22, 162 artifact entry (No. P406567). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406567 (Original work published 2010)
Nisaba 22, 162 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406567 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406567},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P406567
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - Nisaba 22, 162 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 162 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P406567.
Nisaba 22, 162 artifact entry (No. P406567). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406567 (Original work published 2010)
Nisaba 22, 162 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406567 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406567},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P406567
LB  - CDLI:P406567
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - Nisaba 22, 162 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406567
ER  -
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