Nisaba 10, 083 (P203036)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029917a

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Loan of barley, 16 gur 8 gín kù-babbar lá-dam; seal: Ur-dBa-ba6 ds d. Lugal-im-ru-a nu-bànda)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(asz) sze gur lugal
  seal impression
2. sze ur5-ra 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar la2-dam
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lugal-im-ru-a
2. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-im-ru-a
4. nu-banda3

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 38.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • Condition Description:
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  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Loan of barley, 16 gur 8 gín kù-babbar lá-dam; seal: Ur-dBa-ba6 ds d. Lugal-im-ru-a nu-bànda)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Nisaba 10, 83

    [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, Fig. 9

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

    (seal)

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029917a
  • Accession No.: 1899-01-14, 0064a

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:34:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004781 (composite) (P457491) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 10, 083 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203036.
Nisaba 10, 083 artifact entry (No. P203036). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203036 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 083 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203036 (Accessed: December 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {Nisaba 10, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203036},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 10, 083 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203036.
Nisaba 10, 083 artifact entry (No. P203036). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203036 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 083 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203036 (Accessed: December 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {Nisaba 10, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203036},
}


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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P203036
LB  - CDLI:P203036
M1  - 2025/12/6/
TI  - Nisaba 10, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P203036
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