Nisaba 22, 150 (P406647)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USAMuseum Number
SM 1909.05.556Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--distribution of beer, oil to messengers (sukkal) going to Zabšali)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
35.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 15.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) [sila3] kasz 5(disz) sila3# ninda#
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. an sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
6. ur-{d}suen
reverse
1. lu2 a-tu5-a-me
2. a-a-ab-ba-ta gen-na
blank space
3. iti sze#-il2#-la
obverse
1. 5(disz) [sila3] kasz 5(disz) sila3# ninda#
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. an sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
6. ur-{d}suen
reverse
1. lu2 a-tu5-a-me
2. a-a-ab-ba-ta gen-na
blank space
3. iti sze#-il2#-la
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): 35.0 high × 25.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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- Condition Description: complete. some damage to lower edge on rev.
- Join Information:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--distribution of beer, oil to messengers (sukkal) going to Zabšali)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 22, 150
[Notizia2009Nisaba22] Notizia, Palmiro. 2009. I Testi Dei Messageri Da Ĝirsu-Lagaš Della Terza Dinastia Di Ur. Nisaba 22. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: SM 1909.05.556
- Accession No.: 06720 (smcat:1625)
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.12.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2012-11-26 at 12:22:07 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2012-06-23 at 12:22:45 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (174593) (174593)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 22, 150 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406647.
Nisaba 22, 150 artifact entry (No. P406647). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406647
Nisaba 22, 150 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406647 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
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