Nisaba 10, 031 (P321136)

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 023542A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger Receipt of loan of barley (åe ur5-ra) as rations for workmen from Ur-ni9-gar; case unopened; seal: Ur-∂Ig-alima dubsar dumu [] nu-bànda (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) erin2-gal 1(barig) sze-ta
2. 1(u) erin2-tur 4(ban2)-ta
3. sze-bi 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
4. sze ur5-ra e2 nam-ha-ni
5. nu-banda3 ur-{d}ig-alim
6. ugula ma-an-szum2
7. sze szuku-ra ensi2
reverse
1. i3-dub {d}nin-hur-sag-lu2-ku3-nun-ta
  seal impression
2. ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim nu-banda3
4. iti amar-a-a-si
  blank space
  seal impression
5. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ig-alim
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [ur-sa6-ga?]
4. nu-banda3-[gu4?]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger Receipt of loan of barley (åe ur5-ra) as rations for workmen from Ur-ni9-gar; case unopened; seal: Ur-∂Ig-alima dubsar dumu [] nu-bànda (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 004934 (composite) (P457644) S004934 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P321136

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 44.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 023542A
Accession Number 1897-05-16, 0006

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 043257
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1897-0516-6

References

  • primary: Nisaba 10, 31

    [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 023542 (catalogue)

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. 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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2013-07-06 at 12:25:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 13:25:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:52:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:49:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 10, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321136.
Nisaba 10, 031 artifact entry (No. P321136). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321136 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321136 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	month = {sep 11},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321136},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 10, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321136.
Nisaba 10, 031 artifact entry (No. P321136). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321136 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321136 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {Nisaba 10, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321136},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321136},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P321136
LB  - CDLI:P321136
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - Nisaba 10, 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P321136
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