Nisaba 10, 016 (P321102)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 018829a

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger Barley loaned from Ur-Igimaåe to Lueåsa; case unopened; seal: Lugal-zag-ge-si dumu Lú-du10-ga nu-bànda; mu Ur-gi4-lum˚ ba-hul; Shulgi 45/Amar-Suen 2 (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra
3. ki ur-{d}igi-ma-sze3-ta
  blank space
4. lu2-es3-sa-ke4
5. szu ba-ti <su>-su-dam
6. mu lu2-es3-sa-ka-sze3
reverse
1. kiszib3# lugal-za3#-ge-si aszgab-ta
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
3. mu ur-bi2?-lum{ki} ba-hul
  edition has gi4
seal 1
1. lugal-za3-ge-si
2. dumu lu2-du10-ga#
3. nu-banda3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger Barley loaned from Ur-Igimaåe to Lueåsa; case unopened; seal: Lugal-zag-ge-si dumu Lú-du10-ga nu-bànda; mu Ur-gi4-lum˚ ba-hul; Shulgi 45/Amar-Suen 2 (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003608 (composite) (P456318) S003608 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P321102

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 34.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 22.0 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 018829a
Accession Number 1895-03-29, 0483b ?

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 40359

References

  • primary: Nisaba 10, 16

    [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: QNAR 1, BM 18829

    [Altavilla2005QNAR1] Altavilla, Stefania. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Sealing Impressions in the British Museum. Quaderni Napoletani Di Assiriologie. Ricerche 1. Roma: Aracne.

    (seal)

  • history: CBT 2, BM 018829 (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
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:52:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:49:14 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, 016 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321102.
Nisaba 10, 016 artifact entry (No. P321102). (2023, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321102 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321102 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 10, 016 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321102.
Nisaba 10, 016 artifact entry (No. P321102). (2023, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321102 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321102 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321102},
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