Nisaba 17, 011 (P374140)

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 093535

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2) 9(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. guru7 a-sza3 da-sal4-ta
3. giri3 ur-{d}nansze
4. 1(gesz2)# 3(barig) gur
5. guru7 a-sza3 da-ad-ta
6. giri3 ba-zi
7. sze gibil a-sza3-ta
8. kiszib3 lu2-lagasz{ki}
9. 1(gesz2) 4(asz) gur
10. kiszib3 ur-nig2 dumu ba-sa6
11. i3-dub uru11{ki}-ta
12. 5(u) gur
13. kiszib3 a-hu-ma
14. i3-dub e2-duru5 gibil {d}nansze-ta
column 2
1. szunigin 6(gesz2) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
  blank space
2. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 4(barig)# 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
5. kiszib3-bi 3(disz)-am3
6. kiszib3 lugal-gu2-gal
7. 1(gesz2)# 5(u)# 1(asz)# 3(barig) gur
8. kiszib3-bi 5(disz)-am3
9. kiszib3 lu2-{d}kal-kal
10. sza3-gal udu niga
  blank space
11. ugu2-a ga2-ga2#
reverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz2)# 4(u)# 6(asz)# 4(barig) gur#
2. ugu2 a-hu-a dumu# lu2-du10-ga ba-a-gar
  blank space
3. szunigin 6(gesz2)# 2(asz)# 1(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
4. zi-ga
5. la2-ia3 3(asz) 1(barig) 7(disz) sila3 gur
  blank space
  blank space
column 2
1. nig2-ka9-ak
2. lu2-lagasz{ki}
3. dumu si-du3
  blank space
4. 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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  • primary: Nisaba 17, 11

    [Pomponio2007Nisaba17] Pomponio, Francesco, Lorenzo Verderame, and Stefania Altavilla. 2007. Neo-Sumerian Ĝirsu Texts of Barley and Cereal Products, Kept in the British Museum ; Cylinder Seal Impressions. Nisaba 17. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

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  • Museum No.: BM 093535
  • Accession No.: 1901-04-15, nn

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:55:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-21 at 09:28:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 17, 011 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P374140.
Nisaba 17, 011 artifact entry (No. P374140). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P374140 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 011 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P374140 (Accessed: February 8, 2025).
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	title = {Nisaba 17, 011 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P374140},
}

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