Nisaba 10, 100 (P321153)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 094130

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra e2 {d}nin-gir2-su-ta
3. ki lu2-gi-na-ta
4. sza3 ambar{ki}-ta
5. lu2-lagasz{ki} szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5
2. ugula ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
  1 line blank
3. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 35.0 high × 30.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • primary: Nisaba 10, 100

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 094130
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.11.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:52:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:49:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 10, 100 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321153.
Nisaba 10, 100 artifact entry (No. P321153). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321153 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 100 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321153 (Accessed: August 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 10, 100 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321153},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321153},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 10, 100 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321153.
Nisaba 10, 100 artifact entry (No. P321153). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321153 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 100 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321153 (Accessed: August 14, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 10, 100 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321153},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321153},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2025/8/14/
TI  - Nisaba 10, 100 artifact entry
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