Nisaba 17, 133 (P374261)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 094833A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. [x 3(ban2)?] sze gur lugal [sze sumun]
2. [x 3(ban2) sze gur sze] gibil
3. [ki ur-{d}en]-lil2-la2-ta
4. [...]
5. [szu ba]-ti
reverse
1. [su-su]-dam
  blank space
2. [iti ezem-{d}szul]-gi
3. [mu {d}amar-{d}]suen lugal
  blank space
envelope
obverse
1. [x] 3(ban2)# sze gur lugal sze sumun
2. [x] 3(ban2)# sze gur sze gibil
3. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz)
  blank space
  seal impression
4. ki# ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
5. [...]
6. szu# ba#-ti#
7. [su-su]-dam
  blank space
reverse
1. [iti] ezem#-{d}szul-gi
2. [mu] {d#}amar-{d}suen lugal
  blank space
seal 1
1. [...]-AB
2. [dub]-sar
3. [x]-x x x

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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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 17, 133

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 094833A
  • Accession No.: 1901-10-12, nn

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.07.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-12-29 at 08:46:47 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 17, 133 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P374261.
Nisaba 17, 133 artifact entry (No. P374261). (2023, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P374261 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 133 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P374261 (Accessed: September 14, 2024).
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	title = {Nisaba 17, 133 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P374261},
}

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