Nisaba 22, 147 (P406516)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1909.05.397

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--beer, flour and oil distributed to persons--one called mar.tu--going to Susa)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 22.0 mm × 15.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
2. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. ur-{d}nansze mar-tu
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
5. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
6. {d}nanna-zi ra2-gaba
7. szuszin{ki}-sze3 gen-na
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
9. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
reverse
1. isz-du11-{gi}gin7 sukkal
2. us2-a-da gen-na
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
4. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
5. nu-ur2-su lu2 kas4
6. 1(ban2) kasz 5(disz) zi3 lugal
7. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
8. ARAD2-{d}nanna sukkal
9. ugula usz-bar-sze3 gen-na
10. zi-ga u4 3(u) la2 2(disz)
11. iti sze-sag11-ku5

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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
  • Measurements (mm): 32.0 high × 22.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--beer, flour and oil distributed to persons--one called mar.tu--going to Susa)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: Nisaba 22, 147

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

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  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.397
  • Accession No.: 06561 (smcat:1466)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2012-11-26 at 12:22:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-06-23 at 12:22:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 22, 147 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406516.
Nisaba 22, 147 artifact entry (No. P406516). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406516
Nisaba 22, 147 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406516 (Accessed: February 28, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-28]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 147 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406516},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406516},
}

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