Nisaba 17, 122 (P374250)

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 094215

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. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. 1(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 2(u) 4(disz) sze ku3-babbar
3. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
4. 1(gesz2)# 1(u)# 6(asz)#? 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5. 1/3(disz)#?{sza} 5(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar#
  rest broken
column 2
1. ugu2 ur-{d}ig-alim ga2-ga2-dam
2. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
3. kiszib3-bi 1(u)
4. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
5. 2(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur
6. [...] 2(disz)? [...] x
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 2(u) 9(asz) 2(barig)# 1(ban2)# 5(disz)# [sila3]
2'. ugu2 ba-zi [dumu] na#-silim# ba-a-gar
3'. 1/3(disz){sza} 5(disz) gin2 igi 3(disz)#-gal2 4(disz) sze ku3-babbar
4'. ur-{d}lamma szu ba-ti
5'. 1(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2? 9(disz) sze ku3#
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [zi]-ga
2'. la2-ia3 5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
3'. igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
  blank space
4'. nig2-ka9-ak kasz e3-a
5'. gu3-de2-a ab-ba-iri
6'. mu {d}amar-suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul

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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, 122

    [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 094215
  • Accession No.: 1901-07-13, 0061

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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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
2018-03-23 at 19:18:40 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-10-20 at 10:10:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-12 at 17:31:17 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:55:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:48 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, 122 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P374250.
Nisaba 17, 122 artifact entry (No. P374250). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P374250 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 122 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P374250 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 17, 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P374250},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P374250},
}


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