Nisaba 22, 152 (P406659)

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 1909.05.568

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: distribution of bread to various people, including sick scribes, from the ensi)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 16.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. u3-ma-ni
3. 3(disz) sila3 ur-e2-mah
4. 6(disz) sila3 dub-sar tur-tur
5. 2(disz) sila3 suhusz-gi
6. 1(disz) sila3 szu-er3-ra
7. 1(disz) sila3 ur-gi7
8. 2(disz) sila3 sipa ur-gi7
reverse
1. 1/2(disz) udu e2-kas4
2. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur dub-sar tu-ra
  blank space
3. zi-ga u4 5(disz)-kam
4. szuku ensi2
5. iti GAN2-masz
6. mu us2-sa en-mah-gal-an-na ba-hun

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
  • Measurements (mm): 46.0 high × 32.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: distribution of bread to various people, including sick scribes, from the ensi)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: Nisaba 22, 152

    [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 1909.05.568
  • Accession No.: 06732 (smcat:1637)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.01.05 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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, 152 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406659.
Nisaba 22, 152 artifact entry (No. P406659). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406659
Nisaba 22, 152 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406659 (Accessed: November 21, 2024).
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	title = {Nisaba 22, 152 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406659},
}

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