Nisaba 10, 040 (P203283)
Administrative tablet 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 024519Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Loan of barley.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
32.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 18.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) gurusz x sze lugal-ta#
2. 5(disz)#? erin2#-gal 4(ban2)#-ta
3. sze-bi [...] 4(ban2) x
4. sze ur5-[ra] e2# {d}nin-mar#[{ki}]
reverse
1. i3-[dub] e2#-[duru5] {d}ga2#-tum3#-[du10]-ta#
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin#-x nu-banda3
3. iti sze-sag11#-ku5
4. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) gurusz x sze lugal-ta#
2. 5(disz)#? erin2#-gal 4(ban2)#-ta
3. sze-bi [...] 4(ban2) x
4. sze ur5-[ra] e2# {d}nin-mar#[{ki}]
reverse
1. i3-[dub] e2#-[duru5] {d}ga2#-tum3#-[du10]-ta#
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin#-x nu-banda3
3. iti sze-sag11#-ku5
4. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
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): 32.0 high × 39.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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- Genre(s): Administrative (Loan of barley.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 10, 40
[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 024519
- Accession No.: 1898-02-15, 0901
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.11.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2015-05-05 at 09:58:45 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:34:40 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:34:55 | 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 (052975) (052975)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.24519) (BM.24519)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0215-901) (W_1898-0215-901)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 10, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203283.
Nisaba 10, 040 artifact entry (No. P203283). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203283 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203283 (Accessed: August 1, 2025).
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