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Nisaba 10, 038 (P204218)

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 024433

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Loan of barley from the sanga of Ninmarki to Lú-gu-la nu-bànda gu4.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) engar 2(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. 3(barig) nu-banda3-gu4
3. sze ur5-ra-sze3
4. i3-dub a-sza3 he-gal2-ta
reverse
1. ki sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
2. lu2-gu-la nu-banda3-gu4
3. szu ba-ti
4. iti amar-a-a-si
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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 32.0 high × 36.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Loan of barley from the sanga of Ninmarki to Lú-gu-la nu-bànda gu4.)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 10, 38

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 024433
Accession No.: 1898-02-15, 0815

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.10.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2011-07-22 at 14:34:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-04-10 at 08:36:25	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (052890) (052890)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.24433) (BM.24433)
British Museum Collection (W_1898-0215-815) (W_1898-0215-815)

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 10, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204218.

Nisaba 10, 038 artifact entry (No. P204218). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204218 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 10, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204218 (Accessed: February 16, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 10, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204218},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 10, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204218.

Nisaba 10, 038 artifact entry (No. P204218). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204218 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 10, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204218 (Accessed: February 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 10, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204218},
}

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