Nisaba 10, 057 (P203115)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 025357

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Loan of old barley from Bazi.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 7(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra engar-ne
3. sze sumun i3-dub e2-duru5 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
4. ki ba-zi-ta
5. mu szabra [x]-za-[x]-sze3#
reverse
1. x [...]
2. szu [ba]-ti#
3. iti sze-[il2-la?]
  blank space
4. mu si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-<bu-um> a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam-asz ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Loan of old barley from Bazi.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P203115

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 34.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 17.0 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 025357
Accession Number 1898-02-16, 0411

References

  • primary: Nisaba 10, 57

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:58:45 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:34:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 10, 057 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203115.
Nisaba 10, 057 artifact entry (No. P203115). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203115 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203115 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203115},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 10, 057 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203115.
Nisaba 10, 057 artifact entry (No. P203115). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203115 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203115 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203115},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203115},
}

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