Nisaba 25, 54 (P449041)

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
1. 1(N01@f) , |NINDA2xSZIM| ziz2 gaz2
 en: 1 container NINDAxSZIM of crushed emmer ( ?)
2. u4 ezem gu7 szum2 ninda
 en: on the day of the festival of the consumption of onions and bread
3. 1(N01@f) , AB SAR DU8 AN |GANxHI| KA GUR
 en: 1 container GANxHI KA GUR (?) [...]
4. 1(N01@f) , TI SUR A AN |GANxHI| KA GUR
 en: 1 container GANxHI KA GUR (?)[...]
column 2
1. 1(N01@f) , KA# GUR AN |GANxHI|#
 en: 1 container GANxHI KA GUR [...]
2. u4 nannax(|SZESZ.NA|)# TI KA UR gu7 szum2 ninda
 en: on the day of the month ... consumption of onion and bread
3. 2(N14@f) , AN |GANxHI|# GUR#!
 en: 20 containers GANxHI GUR [...]
4. KA#? gu7 AN |GANxHI|#!
 en: container GANxHI KA [...] consumption
reverse
  blank space

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/P449041

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 18376
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) 19762

References

  • primary: ATFU = Nisaba 25, 54

    [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 17:13:37 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, 54 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P449041.
Nisaba 25, 54 artifact entry (No. P449041). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P449041 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 25, 54 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P449041 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {Nisaba 25, 54 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P449041},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P449041},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P449041
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - Nisaba 25, 54 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P449041
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 25, 54 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P449041.
Nisaba 25, 54 artifact entry (No. P449041). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P449041 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 25, 54 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P449041 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {Nisaba 25, 54 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P449041},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P449041},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P449041
LB  - CDLI:P449041
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - Nisaba 25, 54 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P449041
ER  -
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