Nisaba 22, 162 (P406567)

Letter 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 1909.05.457

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter [identification uncertain] (SM catalogue: letter order?--animals are to be ready for the 10th month to travellers to the place sium in Elam. tablet written in the 8th month)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

53.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 19.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu {d}nin-mar{ki}-sze3
2. sza3-ge kar2 lugal
3. szu-{d}utu sagi
4. 1(disz) udu 2(disz) masz2 siskur2 ma2 gesz-i3
5. giri3 lu2-banda3{da} sukkal
6. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
7. 1(disz) masz2 sza3-iri
8. 1(disz) masz2 kaskal-sze3
9. elam si-u3{ki}-me
10. giri3 dingir-kal sukkal
reverse
1. si-u3{ki}-sze3 du-ni
2. iti amar-a-a-si
3. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2 balag-u4-da gub-ba
4. giri3 e2-zi-mu
  blank space
5. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6

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): 53.0 high × 39.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete.
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  • Genre(s): Letter [identification uncertain] (SM catalogue: letter order?--animals are to be ready for the 10th month to travellers to the place sium in Elam. tablet written in the 8th month)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 162

    [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 1909.05.457
  • Accession No.: 06621 (smcat:1526)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.08.00, 00.00.10.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2014-10-10 at 09:24:41 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, 162 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406567.
Nisaba 22, 162 artifact entry (No. P406567). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406567 (Original work published 2010)
Nisaba 22, 162 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406567 (Accessed: April 27, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406567},
}


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