Nisaba 10, 052 (P205754)
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 025231Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Loaned barley returned by Lú-dingir-ra.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
38.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 17.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 1(disz) [sze] gur#
2. ugula x x x x
3. 1(u) 2(disz)? gur
4. ugula ur-{d}x-x-ka
5. 1(u) x gur# x-x-la
6. x 3(ban2)#? inim-zi
reverse
1. 3(u) 9(asz) sze gur
2. sze ur5-ra lu2-dingir-ra su-ga
3. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6-ka
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki} za#-ab#-sza#-li{ki#} ba-hul
obverse
1. 1(u) 1(disz) [sze] gur#
2. ugula x x x x
3. 1(u) 2(disz)? gur
4. ugula ur-{d}x-x-ka
5. 1(u) x gur# x-x-la
6. x 3(ban2)#? inim-zi
reverse
1. 3(u) 9(asz) sze gur
2. sze ur5-ra lu2-dingir-ra su-ga
3. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6-ka
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki} za#-ab#-sza#-li{ki#} ba-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): 38.0 high × 45.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Loaned barley returned by Lú-dingir-ra.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 10, 52
[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 025231
- Accession No.: 1898-02-16, 0285
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.00.00
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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 14:35:16 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:37:15 | 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 (053624) (053624)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25231) (BM.25231)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-285) (W_1898-0216-285)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 10, 052 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205754.
Nisaba 10, 052 artifact entry (No. P205754). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205754 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 052 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205754 (Accessed: September 7, 2025).
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