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Nisaba 22, 019 (P412637)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 109747

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda]
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. la-gi-ip lu2 {gesz#}tukul#
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. ep-qu2-sza lu2 {gesz}tukul
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 2(disz) gin2 i3
9. qu2-ra-di3-li2 lu2 {gesz}tukul
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. {d}nanna-i3-sa6 lu2 {gesz}tukul
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz ninda
5. a-a-kal-la lu2 {gesz}tukul
6. zi-ga di-ku5
7. iti amar-a-a-si
8. mu ma2-gur8-mah# ba-a-ab-du8#

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 22, 19

[Notizia2009Nisaba22] Notizia, Palmiro. 2009. I Testi Dei Messageri Da Ĝirsu-Lagaš Della Terza Dinastia Di Ur. Nisaba 22. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 109747
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.10.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-15 at 21:09:56	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		Dahl, Jacob L.	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2012-06-24 at 21:12:39	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2010-08-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Maidman, Maynard P.		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (068942) (068942)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.109747) (BM.109747)
British Museum Collection (W_1914-0406-650) (W_1914-0406-650)

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 22, 019 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P412637.

Nisaba 22, 019 artifact entry (No. P412637). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412637 (Original work published 2010)

Nisaba 22, 019 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412637 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P412637},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412637},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 22, 019 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P412637.

Nisaba 22, 019 artifact entry (No. P412637). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412637 (Original work published 2010)

Nisaba 22, 019 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412637 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P412637},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412637},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/20/
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