Nisaba 10, 067 (P203812)

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 027494A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri Loan of barley; case half-broken; seal illegible)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 2(u) la2 2(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra
3. i3-dub gaba#-[...]
reverse
1. iti sze#-x-[...]
2. mu us2-sa ki-[masz{ki}] ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 2(u) la2 2(asz) sze gur lugal sze ur5-ra
  blank space
  seal impression
2. i3-dub gaba-ri [x]-x-NE-li-ta
3. [kiszib3? x-{d}]ba#?-ba6 nu-banda3 sanga-me
4. [mu? ...]-sze3
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. [mu us2-sa] ki-masz{ki} [ba]-hul
seal 1
  illegible

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
  • Material: Clay
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    tablet in case


  • primary: Nisaba 10, 67

    [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 027494A
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.12.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-04 at 14:32:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-01-21 at 20:05:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:36:16 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

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 10, 067 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P203812.
Nisaba 10, 067 artifact entry (No. P203812). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203812 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 067 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203812 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {Nisaba 10, 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203812},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203812},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 10, 067 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P203812.
Nisaba 10, 067 artifact entry (No. P203812). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203812 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 067 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203812 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {Nisaba 10, 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203812},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203812},
}

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