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Nisaba 13, 013 (P355928)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 098131

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz)# masz2
2. la2-ia3 su-ga udu na-gab2-tum
3. ur5-sa6-sa6 i3-dab5
4. mu ur5-sa6-sa6-sze3
reverse
1. kiszib3 na-ba-sa6 ib2-ra
2. giri3 nim-mu
blank space
3. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 6(disz) masz2# [la2-ia3 su]-ga#
2. udu na-gab2#-tum#
3. ur5-sa6-sa6 mu6#-sub3!(GU4)
blank space
seal impression
4. mu ur5-sa6-sa6-sze3
5. kiszib3 na-ba-sa6 ib2-ra
reverse
1. sipa udu NE dun-a
2. giri3 nim-mu
blank space
seal impression
3. mu ur#-[bi2-lum{ki} ba]-hul#
seal 1
1. na#-ba-sa6
2. dumu he2-sa6#
3. [iszib {d}]szara2#
(following Mayr)

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 38.0 high × 32.0 wide × 15.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
This artifact is composed of fragments.
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 13, 13

[Notizia2006Nisaba13] Notizia, Palmiro. 2006. Testi Amministrativi Neo-Sumerici Da G̃irsu Nel British Museum (BM 98119 - BM 98240). Nisaba 13. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 098131
Accession No.: 1903-10-13, 0062

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2020-01-02 at 02:39:01	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved
2014-10-05 at 09:02:10	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2013-06-13 at 18:13:28	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 15:03:00	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-04-10 at 08:51:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2007-01-18 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (169261)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.98131)
The British Museum Collection (W_1903-1013-62)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003843 (composite) (P456553)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

P355928 leadP355928 lead

Cite this Artifact

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“Nisaba 13, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355928.

Nisaba 13, 013 artifact entry (No. P355928). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355928 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355928 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).

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	year = {2023},
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	title = {Nisaba 13, 013 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355928},
}

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“Nisaba 13, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355928.

Nisaba 13, 013 artifact entry (No. P355928). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355928 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355928 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 013 artifact entry},
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}

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