Nisaba 10, 080 (P205448)
Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 028501Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Loan of barley, tab-dam ki Lú-dSHára GISH-NE shubati)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
42.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 17.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur sze ur5-ra
2. ugula ur-{d}isztaran
3. 2(barig) 1(ban2) lu2-{d}nanna dumu ab-ba-kal-la
4. 2(asz) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
5. ugula bu3-ka
6. 4(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ur-{d}gesztin-an-ka
7. 2(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-{d}a?-szar2
edition has a2
reverse
1. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
2. 2(asz) 3(barig) sze gur giri3-ma2-da
3. szunigin 8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur sze ur5-ra tab-dam
4. ki lu2-{d}szara2 pil3? szu ba-an-ti
5. bad3 mar-tu du3-de3?
6. nu-banda3 lugal-ku3-zu
obverse
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur sze ur5-ra
2. ugula ur-{d}isztaran
3. 2(barig) 1(ban2) lu2-{d}nanna dumu ab-ba-kal-la
4. 2(asz) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
5. ugula bu3-ka
6. 4(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ur-{d}gesztin-an-ka
7. 2(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-{d}a?-szar2
edition has a2
reverse
1. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
2. 2(asz) 3(barig) sze gur giri3-ma2-da
3. szunigin 8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur sze ur5-ra tab-dam
4. ki lu2-{d}szara2 pil3? szu ba-an-ti
5. bad3 mar-tu du3-de3?
6. nu-banda3 lugal-ku3-zu
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): 42.0 high × 55.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Loan of barley, tab-dam ki Lú-dSHára GISH-NE shubati)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 10, 80
[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 028501
- Accession No.: 1898-10-12, 0092
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.00.00
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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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| 2017-03-03 at 09:54:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:35:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:37:01 | 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 (056087) (056087)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.28501) (BM.28501)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-1012-92) (W_1898-1012-92)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 10, 080 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205448.
Nisaba 10, 080 artifact entry (No. P205448). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205448 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 080 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205448 (Accessed: September 17, 2025).
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