Nisaba 10, 069 (P203286)

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 027711

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley, she ur5-ra érin-na ki Ba-zi-ta Ur-dBa-ba6 shu-ba-ti)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

31.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 13.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra erin2-na
3. i3-dub e2-duru5 ur-li-ta
4. ki ba-zi-ta
5. ur-{d}ba-ba6
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. aga3-us2 ensi2-me
3. nu-banda3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
  1 line blank
5. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul

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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 31.0 high × 33.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Barley, she ur5-ra érin-na ki Ba-zi-ta Ur-dBa-ba6 shu-ba-ti)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: Nisaba 10, 69

    [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 027711
  • Accession No.: 1898-07-09, 0499

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:34:58 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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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 10, 069 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203286.
Nisaba 10, 069 artifact entry (No. P203286). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203286 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 069 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203286 (Accessed: October 15, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203286},
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 10, 069 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203286.
Nisaba 10, 069 artifact entry (No. P203286). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203286 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 069 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203286 (Accessed: October 15, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 10, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203286},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203286},
}

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