Nisaba 25, 57 (P449044)

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

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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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 1(N01@f)#? ama#-TE-sze3
4. 3(N01@f) , dingir-girix(LAK085)-zal#
5. 3(N01@f) , ur#-ur# x
6. [...] SZUM2#?
7. [...] nannax(|SZESZ.NA|)#-[...]
column 2
1. [...]
2. 1(N01@f) , KASKAL-PA
3. 1(N01@f) , gu4-si
4. 5(N01@f) , ur-nannax(|SZESZ.NA|)
5. 1(N01@f) , ak#
6. 3(N01@f) , ga-ni
7. 1(N01@f) , aya2#?-e2-si
8. 1(N01@f) , utu-nita#-RA
column 3
1. [...]-szim#
2. 1(N01@f)# , mes-lu2-nu-sze3#
3. 2(N01@f) , munus-e2-ti
4. 1(N01@f) , munus-ul4-gal
5. 1(N01@f) , en-he2-gi4
  he2 = GANxHI
6. 2(N01@f) , amar-nab
7. 3(N01@f) , SZAM2#?
8. 2(N01@f) , nannax(|SZESZ.NA|)-gen7-du10
column 4
1. 1(N01@f) , ama-ul4-gal
2. 3(N01@f) , AN-giri16 [...]
3. 4(N01@f) , ama-inanna
4. 2(N01@f) , nannax(|SZESZ.NA|)-szita-gu10#
5. 1(N01@f) , ak-{d}inanna
6. 1(N01@f) , sur2
7. 1(N01@f) , ur-nannax(|SZESZ.NA|)
reverse
column 1
1. 2(N01@f) , ak
2. 1(N01@f)# , ambar-si
3. 2(N01@f) , ama-e2-si
4. 1(N01@f) , ama-an-si
5. [n] SI#-A
6. 1(N01@f) , inim-du11
  blank space
column 2
  blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
Consult word list of ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ATFU = Nisaba 25, 57

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 18379
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-10-26 at 13:20:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-08-19 at 01:10:13 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2014-11-11 at 17:13:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Lecompte, Camille CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 25, 57 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P449044.
Nisaba 25, 57 artifact entry (No. P449044). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P449044 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 25, 57 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P449044 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {Nisaba 25, 57 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P449044},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P449044},
}


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