Nisaba 10, 049 (P203458)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 024847aPeriod
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Loan of barley for dumu gu4-gur-da, given by Bazi; seal: Ur-Ma-ma d. Nam-ha-ni)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
38.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 22.0 mmHas seal impression(s)
obverse
1. 1(u) 4(disz) engar 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze lugal-ta
2. 2(u) 8(disz) dumu-gu4-gur-da 1(barig)-ta
3. sze-bi 9(asz) 4(barig) gur
blank space
seal impression
4. sze ur5-ra
5. i3-dub {d}nin-hur-sag-lu2-ku3-nun-ta
6. ki ba-zi-ta
reverse
1. mu ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}-sze3
2. kiszib3 ur-ma-ma szesz-a-na
blank space
seal impression
3. e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-ma-ma
2. dumu nam-ha-ni
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)
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Artifact type:
Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 38.0 high × 43.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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Artifact comments:
unopened envelope
- Genre(s): Administrative (Loan of barley for dumu gu4-gur-da, given by Bazi; seal: Ur-Ma-ma d. Nam-ha-ni)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 10, 49
[Paoletti2005Nisaba10] Paoletti, Paola, and Gabriella Spada. 2005. Testi Še-Ur₅-Ra Da Girsu Conservati al British Museum. Nisaba 10. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 024847a
- Accession No.: 1898-02-15, 1229a
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.11.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2017-10-13 at 15:03:17 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:34:41 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:35:25 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (053291) (053291)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0215-1229-a) (W_1898-0215-1229-a)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI Seals 004531 (composite) (P457241) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2023Nisaba,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-05]},
year = {2023},
month = {sep 11},
title = {Nisaba 10, 049 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P203458},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203458},
}
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