Nisaba 10, 061-062 (P203538)

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, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 026354 & BM 026354A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Loan of barley to érin; she-ur5-ra érin-na du6-sa-bar-ta ki Ba-zi-ta kishib Ur-dIg-alim d. Ush-mu nu-bànda Ur-sha6-ga gìr A-tu; seal: Ur-dIg-alim ds d. Ush-mu)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra erin2-na
3. du6-sa-bar-ta
4. ki ba-zi-ta
5. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu usz-mu
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. nu-banda3 ur-sa6-ga
3. giri3 a-tu
  blank space
4. iti amar-a-a-si
5. mu ki-masz ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal sze ur5-ra erin2-na
  blank space
  seal impression
2. du6-sa-bar-ta
3. ki ba-zi-ta
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim dumu usz-mu
reverse
1. nu-banda3 ur-sa6-ga gu-za-la2
2. giri3 a-tu
  blank space
  seal impression
3. iti amar-a-a-si
4. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ig-alim
2. dub-sar
3. dumu usz-mu

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Loan of barley to érin; she-ur5-ra érin-na du6-sa-bar-ta ki Ba-zi-ta kishib Ur-dIg-alim d. Ush-mu nu-bànda Ur-sha6-ga gìr A-tu; seal: Ur-dIg-alim ds d. Ush-mu)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Nisaba 10, 61 & 62

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 026354 & BM 026354A
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-04 at 14:32:45 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2021-07-26 at 13:28:24 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:35:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004938 (composite) (P457648) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 10, 061-062 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P203538.
Nisaba 10, 061-062 artifact entry (No. P203538). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203538 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 061-062 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203538 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
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	title = {Nisaba 10, 061-062 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203538},
}


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