Nisaba 10, 035 (P204217)

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 024282

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Loan of barley for érin, engar and shà-gu4; from the sanga of Ninmarki to Ur-Baba.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

33.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra erin2 engar sza3-gu4
3. nu-banda3-gu4 ab-ba-ab-ba
4. i3-dub a-sza3 he-gal2-<ta>
5. ki sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
6. ur-{d}ba-ba6
reverse
1. dumu lu2-{d}dumu-zi
2. szu ba-ti
3. ugula sanga {d}dumu-zi
  1 line blank
4. iti# amar-a-a-si
  1 line blank
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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): 33.0 high × 39.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Loan of barley for érin, engar and shà-gu4; from the sanga of Ninmarki to Ur-Baba.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: Nisaba 10, 35

    [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 024282
  • Accession No.: 1898-02-15, 0664

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.10.00
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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 14:34:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:36:22 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, 035 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204217.
Nisaba 10, 035 artifact entry (No. P204217). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204217 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 035 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204217 (Accessed: September 1, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 10, 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204217},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204217},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 10, 035 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204217.
Nisaba 10, 035 artifact entry (No. P204217). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204217 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 035 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204217 (Accessed: September 1, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 10, 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204217},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204217},
}

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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2025/9/1/
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