Nisaba 22, 127 (P406473)

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 1909.05.351

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--distribution of beer, flour for people going to/ from Susa, Adamdun)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
2. hu-wa-wa lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
3. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
5. sze-le-bu-um sukkal
6. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
8. szu-{d}iszkur aga3-us2 gal
9. a-dam-szah2{ki}-ta du-ni
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
reverse
1. nu-ur2-i3-li2 aga3-us2-gal
2. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
4. e-zu-a aga3-us2 gal
5. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
7. ti-ti ra-gaba
8. 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) zi3 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
9. elam an-sza-an-sza-me
10. giri3 ti-ti ra-gaba
11. an-sza-an-sza-ta du-ni
left
1. iti GAN2-masz

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 × 37.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--distribution of beer, flour for people going to/ from Susa, Adamdun)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: Nisaba 22, 127

    [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 1909.05.351
  • Accession No.: 06515 (smcat:1420)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-10-10 at 09:24:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-04-27 at 10:47:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Linkohr, Oleg CDLI approved View
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, 127 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406473.
Nisaba 22, 127 artifact entry (No. P406473). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406473
Nisaba 22, 127 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406473 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406473},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406473},
}

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