Nisaba 22, 073 (P203779)

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 027240

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text Summary of beer and barley expenditures for messengers; 6 col. tablet)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(ban2) kasz saga lugal
2. szi-da-dar-ru-um
3. 1(ban2) kasz saga
4. da-da
5. u4 1(disz)-kam
6. kasz saga-bi 3(asz) gur
7. u4 3(u)-sze3
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
9. lu2-{gesz}tukul gu4-da gen-na
10. 1(ban2) kasz du dub-sar lugal
11. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal sukkal
12. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
13. ba-sa6-ga dumu |PU3.KA|-ka
14. giri3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu du-du
15. 1(disz) dug dida saga
16. 2(disz) dug dida du
17. dub-sar lugal-ke4-ne-sze3
18. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal sukkal
19. 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga
20. ur-{d}nin-gubalag
21. giri3 ARAD2-dam aga3-us2
22. 1(disz) dug dida saga
column 2
1. szi-da-dar-ru-um
2. giri3 {d}ba-ba6-i3-zu
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
4. ur-{d}nin-gubalag
5. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal sukkal
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
7. lu2-{gesz}tukul lugal gu4-da gen-na
8. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal sukkal
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
10. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 lu2 en-nu
11. giri3 ARAD2-dam
12. 2(ban2) kasz saga
13. 1(ban2) kasz du
14. lu2-{d}sun2-zi
15. giri3 nam-mah
16. 1(ban2) kasz saga
17. ba-sa6-ga
18. giri3 lu2-giri17-zal ra2-gaba
19. 1(ban2) kasz saga
20. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 lu2 en-nu
21. giri3 lu2-ma2-gan{ki}
22. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
23. ba-sa6-ga
24. giri3 lu2-us2-gi-na
column 3
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
  (erasure)
2. 1(ban2) kasz du
3. dub-sar lugal-me
4. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal sukkal
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
6. szu-sur-ra lu2-<{gesz}>tukul gu4-da gen-na
7. 1(ban2) kasz du
8. lu2 kin-gi4 lugal 3(disz)-a-bi
9. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal dumu me-an-ne2
10. 2(ban2) kasz saga
11. lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal sza3 e2-a-ka ib2-nag
12. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal sukkal
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
14. szu-sur-ra lu2-<{gesz}>tukul gu4-da gen-na
15. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal ra2-gaba
16. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
17. zu-la-a lu2-{gesz}tukul
18. giri3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
19. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
20. lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
21. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6-i3-zu
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) dug dida du
2. 1(ban2) kasz du
3. lu2 kin-gi4 lugal 3(disz)-a-bi
4. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal ra2-gaba
5. 1(disz) dug dida saga
6. ba-gara2-sze3
7. giri3 me-ni-szu-na
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
9. 1(ban2) kasz du
10. ur-nigar-sze3
11. giri3 me-ni-szu-na
  (erasures)
12. 1(disz) dug# dida# igi-du
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
14. ur-{d}nansze mar-tu
15. giri3 {d}ba-ba6-i3-zu
16. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
17. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma dumu nam-mah
18. giri3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
19. 1(ban2) kasz saga
20. na-bi2-{d}en-lil2
21. giri3 lu2-giri17-zal ra2-gaba
column 2
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. lu2-{gesz}tukul gu4-da gen-na
3. giri3 {d}ba-ba6-i3-zu
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
5. lu2-{gesz}tukul gu4-da gen-na
6. giri3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
7. 2(ban2) kasz du
8. dub-sar lugal-me
9. giri3 lu2-us2-gi-na
10. 2(ban2) kasz du
11. dub-sar lugal-me
12. giri3 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
13. 2(ban2) kasz saga
14. ad-da dumu szabra {d}na-na-[a? ...]
15. giri3 ur-{d}nin-mar[{ki}] sagi
16. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
17. lu2-{gesz}tukul mangaga-sze3 gen-na
18. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 aga3-us2
19. 1(disz) dug dida saga
20. ur-nigar
21. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal sukkal
  (erasures)
22. 1(disz)? mu# sila3# x x hu#
23. lugal x x x aga3?-us2#?
column 3
1. giri3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki} sagi
2. 1(disz) dug dida saga
3. ur-nigar
4. giri3 lugal-pa-e3 muhaldim
5. 1(disz) dug dida du
6. 1(ban2) kasz du
7. dub-sar-ke4-ne-sze3
8. giri3 ur-e2-babbar2
  blank space
9. szunigin 5(disz) dug dida saga
10. szunigin 4(disz) dug dida du
11. szunigin 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
12. szunigin 2(barig) kasz du
13. sze-bi 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
  blank space
14. zi-ga didli
15. iti munu4-gu7
  blank space
16. mu us2-[sa ki]-masz{ki} ba-hul

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
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text Summary of beer and barley expenditures for messengers; 6 col. tablet)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 73

    [Notizia2009Nisaba22] Notizia, Palmiro. 2009. I Testi Dei Messageri Da Ĝirsu-Lagaš Della Terza Dinastia Di Ur. Nisaba 22. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 027240
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.05.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-04-02 at 08:46:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2014-08-24 at 11:54:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-06-24 at 21:12:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 22, 073 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P203779.
Nisaba 22, 073 artifact entry (No. P203779). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P203779 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 22, 073 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P203779 (Accessed: November 21, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P203779},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P203779},
}


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