Nisaba 10, 072-073 (P204563)

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 028071 & BM 028071A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley loan for érin from Lú-dDumu-zi to Lú-dingir-ra; seal: Lú-dingir-ra ds d. Ur-sha6-ga)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
2. sze-bi 2(u) 4(asz) gur lugal
3. sze ur5-ra erin2-na
4. i3-dub uru11{ki}
5. ki lu2-{d}dumu-zi-ta
reverse
1. lu2-dingir-ra dumu ur-sa6-ga
2. szu ba-ti
  blank space
3. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
  blank space
4. mu gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
envelope
obverse
1. [2(gesz2)] gurusz# 1(barig)-ta
2. [sze]-bi 2(u) 4(asz) gur
  blank space
  seal impression
3. i3#-dub uru11{ki}
4. [ki lu2]-{d}dumu-zi [dumu lu2]-{d}nin-szubur-<ta>
reverse
1. [lu2-dingir-ra dumu ur-sa6]-ga
2. [szu ba]-ti#
3. [iti diri sze]-sag11-ku5
4. [mu gu-za {d}en]-lil2#-la2 [ba]-dim2#
seal 1
1. lu2-dingir-ra
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-sa6-ga#

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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Barley loan for érin from Lú-dDumu-zi to Lú-dingir-ra; seal: Lú-dingir-ra ds d. Ur-sha6-ga)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Nisaba 10, 72 & 73

    [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 028071 & BM 028071A
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.11d.00 (intercalated)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-04 at 14:32:45 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2016-03-01 at 08:41:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:36:45 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000182 (composite) (P430281) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 10, 072-073 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P204563.
Nisaba 10, 072-073 artifact entry (No. P204563). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204563 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 072-073 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204563 (Accessed: May 31, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {Nisaba 10, 072-073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204563},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204563},
}


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