Nisaba 25, 32 (P449019)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [1(N01@f) , ...] SZIM#
2'. [1(N01@f) , ...]
3'. [1(N01@f)] , amar-sar#
4'. [1(N01@f)] , ur-[...]
5.' [1(N01@f)] , KA#-DA#
6'. [1(N01@f)] , nannax(|SZESZ.NA|)#-szul#?
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 1(N01@f) , DU8 SZU [SILA3?]
2'. 1(N01@f) [...]-{d#?}nirahx(UET2_153)#?
3'. 1(N01@f) , ama-IGI-BUR
4'. 1(N01@f) , ba-za7
5'. 1(N01@f) , amar-ib
6'. [1(N01@f)] , nannax(|SZESZ.NA|)#-[...]
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 1(N01@f) [...] PA
2'. 1(N01@f) , x [...]
reverse
  traces
  GAL NE KI

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P449019

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 30749
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 52997

References

  • primary: ATFU = Nisaba 25, 32

    [Lecompte2013ATFU] Lecompte, Camille. 2013. Archaic Tablets and Fragments from Ur (ATFU) from L. Woolley’s Excavations at the Royal Cemetery. Edited by Lorenzo Verderame. Nisaba 25. Messina: DiCAM.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2014-11-11 at 17:12:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Lecompte, Camille CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 25, 32 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P449019.
Nisaba 25, 32 artifact entry (No. P449019). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P449019 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 25, 32 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P449019 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {Nisaba 25, 32 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P449019},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P449019},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P449019
LB  - CDLI:P449019
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - Nisaba 25, 32 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P449019
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 25, 32 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P449019.
Nisaba 25, 32 artifact entry (No. P449019). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P449019 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 25, 32 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P449019 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {Nisaba 25, 32 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P449019},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P449019},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P449019
LB  - CDLI:P449019
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - Nisaba 25, 32 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P449019
ER  -
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