Nisaba 18, 002 (P374506)

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 093656

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
  (unopened envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 4(disz) ma-na siki#-gi
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu a-tu-sze3
3. ur-{d}ba-ba6 su-su-dam
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu# ur-sa6-ga
2. iti munu4-gu7
3. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6#
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-sa6-ga#
4. [nu-banda3] gu#-za#-[la2?]

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 & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed

  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: Nisaba 18, 2

    [Anastasi2009Nisaba18] Anastasi, Andrea, Francesco Pomponio, and Stefania Altavilla. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Ĝirsu Texts of Various Content Kept in the British Museum. Nisaba 18. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 093656
  • Accession No.: 1901-04-15, nn

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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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
2021-07-26 at 18:27:56 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2021-07-26 at 18:25:36 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-02-15 at 19:32:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-16 at 18:19:07 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
CDLI Seals 004796 (composite) (P457506) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 18, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P374506.
Nisaba 18, 002 artifact entry (No. P374506). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P374506 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P374506 (Accessed: May 26, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 18, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P374506},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P374506},
}


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