Nisaba 25, 61 (P449048)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 1(N01@f)# , kasz# [sag]
2'. ur-sag
 en: (for) Ur-sag;
3'. 3(N01@f) , kasz sze
 en: 1 unit “barley beer”
4'. 2(N01@f) , kasz sag
 en: 2 units “high quality beer”
5'. [...]-mes
 en: (for) ...-mes;
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [n kasz?] sag
 en: ... measures “high quality beer“
2'. 2(N01@f) , kasz sze
 en: 2 measures “barley beer“
3'. PAP-ul4#-gal
 en: (for) PAP-ulgal;
4'. 1(N01@f) , kasz sag
 en: 1 measure “high quality beer”
5'. 1(N01@f) , kasz sag
 en: 1 measure “high quality beer”
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ama#?-ul4(gir2)-gal#?
 en: (for) Ama-ulgal;
2'. 1(N01@f) , kasz sag
 en: 1 measure “high quality beer”
3'. 2(N01@f) , kasz sze
 en: 2 measures “barley beer”
4'. dumu# dilmun
 en: (for) Son of Dilmun;
5'. 1(N01@f) , kasz# sag
 en: 1 measure “high quality beer”
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [... kasz?] sag
 en: ... measure “high quality beer” (?)
2'. 1(N01@f) , kasz sze
 en: 1 measure “barley beer”
3'. ri2-ma
 en: (for) Rîma;
4'. 1(N01@f) , kasz sze
 en: 1 measure “barley beer”
5'. ASZ2-SZUL-SZUL#
 en: (for) ASZ-SZUL-SZUL;
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N01@f) , kasz sag
 en: 1 measure “high quality beer”
2. 1(N01@f) , kasz sze
 en: 1 measure “barley beer”
3. 1(N01@f) , kasz sag#
 en: 1 measure “high quality beer”
4. 3(N01@f)#? kasz sag#?
 en: 3 measures “high quality beer”
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(N01@f) , kasz# sag
 en: 1 measure “high quality beer”
2. 2(N01@f) , kasz sze
 en: 2 measures “barley beer”
3. GAL# x x
 en: (for) GAL [...];
  rest broken
column 3
1. gu2-szu-du8
 en: (for) the gušudu;
2. 1(N01@f) , kasz sag
 en: 1 measure “high quality beer”
3. UET2_106#? GIRI3#?
 en: (for) ...-GIRI3;
  rest broken
column 4
  blank space
  rest broken
left
1. kas4?
 en: messengers,

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
Consult word list of ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ATFU = Nisaba 25, 61

    [Lecompte2013ATFU] Lecompte, Camille. 2013. Archaic Tablets and Fragments from Ur (ATFU) from L. Woolley’s Excavations at the Royal Cemetery. Edited by Lorenzo Verderame. Nisaba 25. Messina: DiCAM.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 18383
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-11-11 at 17:13:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Lecompte, Camille CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 25, 61 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P449048.
Nisaba 25, 61 artifact entry (No. P449048). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P449048 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 25, 61 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P449048 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {Nisaba 25, 61 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P449048},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P449048},
}


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