Nisaba 10, 002 (P321086)

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 016223

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger Loan of barley from Ur-∂Igi-ma-åè, to be returned; months vii-ii (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(barig) sze lugal#
2. sze ur5#-ra-[sze3?]
3. 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
4. ga2-ga2-dam
5. ki ur-{d}igi-ma-sze3-ta
6. ur-usz-gid2-da
7. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ta
2. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
3. su-su-dam#
  1 line blank
4. mu us2-[sa ...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger Loan of barley from Ur-∂Igi-ma-åè, to be returned; months vii-ii (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period 00.00.07.00 (us2 year) to 00.00.02.00 (us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P321086

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 34.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 016223
Accession Number 1896-06-12, 0443

References

  • primary: Nisaba 10, 2

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

  • history: CBT 2, BM 016223 (catalogue)

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo Heinrich Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 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 14:52:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:48:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 10, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321086.
Nisaba 10, 002 artifact entry (No. P321086). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321086 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321086 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 10, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321086.
Nisaba 10, 002 artifact entry (No. P321086). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321086 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321086 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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