Nisaba 10, 025 (P203451)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 020361

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) engar 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ta#
2. 9(disz) dumu-gu4-gur 1(barig)-ta
3. 1(u) dumu da-ba 1(barig)-ta
4. sze-bi 6(asz) 4(barig) gur
5. sze ur5-ra
6. i3-dub e2-duru5 ka5-a-ta
reverse
1. ki ba-zi-ta
2. a2-na muhaldim
3. szu ba-ti
4. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
5. mu a2-na-sze3
6. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim
7. iti sze-sag11-ku5
8. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P203451

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 020361
Accession Number 1895-10-17, 0401

References

  • primary: Nisaba 10, 25

    [Paoletti2005Nisaba10] Paoletti, Paola, and Gabriella Spada. 2005. Testi Še-Ur₅-Ra Da Girsu Conservati al British Museum. Nisaba 10. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:35:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 10, 025 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203451.
Nisaba 10, 025 artifact entry (No. P203451). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203451 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203451 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203451},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 10, 025 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203451.
Nisaba 10, 025 artifact entry (No. P203451). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203451 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203451 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 10, 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203451},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203451},
}

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