Nisaba 10, 017 (P321104)

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 019315A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger Barley as loan for hired men from Lugirnun for Urgar; seal: Ur-gar dubsar dumu Lú-kal-la; Shulgi 46/Amar-Suen 3 (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz) 4(barig) sze gur lugal sze nig2-gal2-la
  blank space
  seal impression
2. ki lu2-gir2-nun-ta
3. mu ba-a-da-ri2-sze3
4. kiszib3 ur-nig2 dumu lu2-kal-la
5. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
reverse
1. a-sza3 {gesz}tir ma-nu
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
3. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-nig2 dub-sar
2. dumu lu2-kal-la

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger Barley as loan for hired men from Lugirnun for Urgar; seal: Ur-gar dubsar dumu Lú-kal-la; Shulgi 46/Amar-Suen 3 (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 004600 (composite) (P457310) S004600 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P321104

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 43.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 27.0 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 019315A
Accession Number 1895-10-12, 0293a

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 40796
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-1012-293-a

References

  • primary: Nisaba 10, 17

    [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 19315

    [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 019315 (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
2023-10-29 at 22:09:26 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 08:49:16 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, 017 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321104.
Nisaba 10, 017 artifact entry (No. P321104). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321104 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321104 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 10, 017 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321104.
Nisaba 10, 017 artifact entry (No. P321104). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321104 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321104 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 29},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321104},
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