Nisaba 10, 081 (P204445)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 029601Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Barley loaned to the shepherds by Lugal-lú-sha6-sha6 to Gudea)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
32.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 17.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) sze lugal
2. ki lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6-ta
3. sze ur5-ra sipa-e-ne-sze3
4. gu3-de2-a
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. kiszib3 lu2-{d}ig-alim
1 line blank
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen-ke4 ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
obverse
1. 1(barig) sze lugal
2. ki lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6-ta
3. sze ur5-ra sipa-e-ne-sze3
4. gu3-de2-a
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. kiszib3 lu2-{d}ig-alim
1 line blank
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen-ke4 ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-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): 32.0 high × 35.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Barley loaned to the shepherds by Lugal-lú-sha6-sha6 to Gudea)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 10, 81
[Paoletti2005Nisaba10] Paoletti, Paola, and Gabriella Spada. 2005. Testi Še-Ur₅-Ra Da Girsu Conservati al British Museum. Nisaba 10. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 029601
- Accession No.: 1898-11-14, 0234
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.11.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:34:45 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:36:42 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (056511) (056511)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.29601) (BM.29601)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-1114-234) (W_1898-1114-234)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 10, 081 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204445.
Nisaba 10, 081 artifact entry (No. P204445). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204445 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 081 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204445 (Accessed: November 13, 2025).
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