Nisaba 22, 153 (P406664)

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 1909.05.573

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 and oil expended to travellers en route to Susa according to the word of the sukkal-mah)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda sza3-iri
2. 1(disz) dug dida du
3. kaskal-sze3
4. i-ti-su lu2 {gesz}tukul
5. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
6. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda sza3-iri
7. 1(disz) dug dida du
8. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3
reverse
1. {d}szul-gi-a-mu <sukkal> lugal
2. 2(ban2) kasz du lugal
3. 5(disz) sila3 dabin
4. elam a-ra-u2-e{ki}
5. a-ra-u2-e{ki} du-ni
6. u3-na-a-du11
7. sukkal-mah-ta
8. giri3 {d}szul-gi-a-mu
9. iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(u) 3(disz)?-kam ba-zal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--beer, bread and oil expended to travellers en route to Susa according to the word of the sukkal-mah)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406664

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 17.0 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 1909.05.573
Accession Number 06737 (smcat:1642)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 174598

References

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 153

    [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
2014-10-10 at 09:24:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-06-23 at 12:22:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 153 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406664.
Nisaba 22, 153 artifact entry (No. P406664). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406664
Nisaba 22, 153 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406664 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406664},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 153 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406664.
Nisaba 22, 153 artifact entry (No. P406664). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406664
Nisaba 22, 153 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406664 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 153 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406664},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406664},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406664
LB  - CDLI:P406664
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Nisaba 22, 153 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406664
ER  -
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