Nisaba 10, 053-054 (P203217)

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 025304 & BM 025304A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Case of 25304seal: Lugal-da-gár ds d. Ur-dNanshe)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

26.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur
2. sze ur5-ra engar dumu-gu4-gur e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
3. ki lugal-a-ma-ru-ta
4. lugal-da-ga
reverse
1. szu [ba]-ti#
2. [...]
3. iti# [GAN2]-masz#
4. mu# [us2-sa si-mu]-ru-um[{ki} ba]-hul#
envelope
obverse
  broken
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. iti GAN2-masz
2. mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal#-da#-ga#
2. dub#-sar#
3. [dumu ur]-{d}nansze#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Case of 25304seal: Lugal-da-gár ds d. Ur-dNanshe)
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 000201 (composite) (P430299) S000201 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P203217

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 26.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
envelope: 42 x 48 x 16

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 025304 & BM 025304A
Accession Number 1898-02-16, 0358

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 053698
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.25304
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0216-358-a

References

  • primary: Nisaba 10, 53 & 54

    [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
2025-03-04 at 15:04:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:34:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 10, 053-054 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P203217.
Nisaba 10, 053-054 artifact entry (No. P203217). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203217 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 053-054 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203217 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 10, 053-054 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P203217.
Nisaba 10, 053-054 artifact entry (No. P203217). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203217 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 053-054 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203217 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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