Nisaba 08, 013 (P320492)

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 085582

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley from Lú-∂Nin-åubur to Urmes. Seal dedicated to Åulgi, Ur-mes dub-sar dumu [...] ir11-zu (CBT 3))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

41.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 6(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
3. ur-mes szu ba-ti
4. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
5. mu sza-asz?-ru{ki} ba-hul
  edition has as
reverse
  blank space
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
column 2
1. ur-mes
2. dub-sar
3. dumu gu3-de2-a
4. ARAD2-zu

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 41.0 high × 46.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Barley from Lú-∂Nin-åubur to Urmes. Seal dedicated to Åulgi, Ur-mes dub-sar dumu [...] ir11-zu (CBT 3))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 13

    [Politi2005DTBM] Politi, Janet, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2005. The Drehem Texts in the British Museum (DTBM). Nisaba 8. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

  • history: QNAR 1, BM 85582

    [Altavilla2005QNAR1] Altavilla, Stefania. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Sealing Impressions in the British Museum. Quaderni Napoletani Di Assiriologie. Ricerche 1. Roma: Aracne.

    (seal)


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 085582
  • Accession No.: 1899-04-15, 0389

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.11.00 (Reichskalender)
  • Alternative Years: AS 6
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:40:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000475 (composite) (P430571) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 08, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320492.
Nisaba 08, 013 artifact entry (No. P320492). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320492 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320492 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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