Nisaba 07, 07 (P283811)

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 018959

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

147.0 mm × 123.0 mm × 32.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 sze gur lugal
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2#
4. mu-kux(DU)#
5. lugal-ki#-ag2#
6. 2(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz)# sila3 1(u) gin2#
7. sza3-bi#-ta#
8. 1/2(disz)# gin2 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3#
9. sze-bi 2(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2
10. mu-kux(DU)
11. szu#?-u2-u2
12. 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
13. sza3-bi-ta
14. [2(disz)] gin2# 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) ku3#
15. sze-bi 2(asz) 3(barig) [1(ban2)] gur#
16. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
17. mu-kux(DU)
18. lugal-{d}anzu2
19. 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
20. sza3-bi-ta
21. 2(u) gur mu-kux(DU)
22. [la2]-i3 1(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3
23. ur-{d}nansze
24. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
25. sza3-bi-ta
26. [5(u)] 3(asz) 4(barig) gur#
column 2
1. ugu2 ur-{d}kal-[kal] ba-a-gar
2. 2(u) [2(barig) 5(ban2)] 5(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur#
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. ba-zi
5. 5(u) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
6. sza3-bi-ta
7. la2-ia3 5(u) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
8. ur-mes
9. 1(asz) 2(barig) gur sza3-bi-ta
10. la2#-ia3# 1(asz)# 2(barig)# gur# lu2-hu-bu7!{bu}-me
11. kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal
12. [zi?]-ga
13. gu3#-de2#-a# dumu ur-{d}utu
14. 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)# 5(disz) sila3 gur
15. sza3-bi-ta
16. la2-ia3 4(asz)# 2(barig) 3(ban2)# 5(disz)# sila3 gur
17. szesz-kal-la
18. 2(u) 1(disz) 5(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2
19. sza3-bi-ta
20. la2-ia3 2(u) 1(disz) 5(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2
21. ur-{d}nin-a-zu
22. 1(u) 2(asz) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
23. sza3-bi-ta
24. 5(asz) gur#
25. kiszib3 [...]
26. 7(disz) gin2 ku3#
27. sze-bi [7(asz)] gur#
column 3
1. la2-ia3 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
2. ka5-a dumu in?-NE
3. 6(asz) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 4(asz) gur mu-kux(DU)
6. la2-ia3 2(asz) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
7. lu2-{gesz}gigir
8. 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. la2-ia3 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3
11. lugal-mu-ba-zi-ge#
12. 1(u) 8(asz) 7(disz) sila3 gur
13. sza3-bi-ta
14. 3(disz) gin2 ku3
15. sze-bi 3(asz) gur
16. mu-kux(DU)
17. la2-ia3 1(u) 5(disz) 7(disz) sila3 gur
18. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
19. dumu a-tu#
  blank space
20. ki x-[...]
column 4
21. 1(u) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3# [gur]
22. sza3-bi-ta
23. la2-ia3 1(u) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz)# sila3 [gur]
24. ur-{d}nin-a-zu
25. 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz)# sila3 gur
26. sza3-bi-ta
27. 8(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2#
28. sze-bi 8(asz) 2(barig) 1/2(disz)#? sila3#
29. 3(ban2) 4(disz)# 1/2(disz) sila3 [...]
30. mu#-kux(DU)#
31. dingir-szu-x-x
32. 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sza3#-[bi]-ta#
33. 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3# sze#
34. ur-{d}[...]
35. x [...]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. da-a-da# [...]
2'. 3(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) [2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3] 1(u) gin2# [gur]
3'. sza3-bi-ta
4'. 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 1(gesz2)! 1(u) 5(disz) [sze] ku3#
5'. sze-bi 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) [4(ban2) gur]
6'. mu-kux(DU)# [...]
7'. la2-ia3 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3# 1(u) gin2 gur
8'. lu2-unu!?{ki} dumu ur#-[...]
9'. 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
10'. sza3-bi-ta
11'. 3(disz) gin2 ku3
12'. sze-bi 3(asz) 2(ban2) 1(disz) [...]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. sze-bi# [...] 6(disz) [...]
  blank space
2'. kiszib3 [...]
3'. 1(asz) 3(barig)# 2(ban2)# 7(disz) [sila3 ninda] gur#
4'. nig2-buru14-a {gesz}kiri6 [u3?] ku3-ga igi#-du8#-a#
5'. kiszib3 ensi2
6'. zi-ga
7'. la2-ia3 1(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz)# sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
8'. lu2-{d}nin-sun2
9'. 1(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
10'. sza3-bi-ta
11'. 1(u) gur
12'. 2(disz)# gin2 ku3
13'. sze-bi 2(asz) gur
14'. mu-kux(DU)
15'. la2-ia3 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
16'. ma2-gur8-re
  blank space
17'. ki lu2 mar-sa-ta
18'. ugula kikken-ta
19'. mu ha-ar-szi{ki}
column 3
1. [...]
2. [...] 7(disz) [sila3 gur]
3. 3(u) 1(disz) sze [...] ensi2# [...]
  blank space
4. szunigin 6(gesz2) 3(u) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
7. 1/2(disz) ma-na 9(disz) gin2 la2 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3
8. sze-bi 3(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
9. su-ga lu2-{d}nin-szubur
10. 5(u) 2(asz) gur
11. su-ga lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
12. dub-sag
13. 8(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
14. sze-bi 8(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
15. egir
16. su-ga mu-kux(DU)
17. la2-ia3 3(gesz2) 1(u) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
18. lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
19. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
  blank space
20. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur la2-ia3
column 4
21. sza3-bi-ta
22. szunigin 5(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) gur#
23. ugu2 ur-{d}kal-kal# aga3-us2 ba-a-gar
24. szunigin# 3(gesz2) 2(u) gur
25. szunigin 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 la2 2(disz@t) sze ku3
26. sze-bi# 3(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
27. dub-sag
28. szunigin 1(asz) 2(barig) lu2-[hu]-bu7!#{bu}-me
29. szunigin 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda gur
30. nig2-buru14#-a {gesz}kiri6 u3? ku3-ga igi-du8-a
31. kiszib3 ensi2
32. zi-ga
33. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
34. sze-bi 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
35. egir
36. mu-kux(DU)
37. szunigin 6(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
38. la2-ia3-am3
  blank space
39. nig2-ka9-ak si-i3-tum
40. lu2 nig2-dab5-ba e2-kikken2
41. ugula lu2-{d}nin-szubur
42. giri3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 urua{ki}
43. mu# {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 147.0 high × 123.0 wide × 32.0 thick
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  • primary: Nisaba 7, 7

    [d'Agostino2005Nisaba7] Agostino, Franco d’, and Francesco Pomponio. 2005. Ša₃-Bi-Ta Texts from Girsu Kept in the British Museum. Nisaba 7. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

    barley - mu-DU, la2-ia3, ugu2 ba-a-gar, ba-zi, zi-ga, su-ga, kiszib

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  • Museum No.: BM 018959
  • Accession No.: 1895-05-13, 0005

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.00.00, Amar-Suen.01.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-03-23 at 19:18:40 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-07-21 at 09:44:36 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-06-14 at 20:50:04 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Reckling, Lucas CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:58:45 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:53:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:47:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:40:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-11-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 07, 07 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283811.
Nisaba 07, 07 artifact entry (No. P283811). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283811 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 07 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283811 (Accessed: March 31, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283811},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283811},
}


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