Nisaba 10, 079 (P206514)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 028308

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; Gìr-dBa-ba6-ì-dab5 shubati)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

20.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. ki e2-zi-mu-ta
3. 3(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
4. ki nam-mah-ta
5. sze ur5-ra erin2-na
reverse
1. ki lu2#-[x-x?]-x-ta#
2. giri3 {d}ba#-[ba6]-i3-dab5
3. szu ba-ti

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Loan of barley for érin; Gìr-dBa-ba6-ì-dab5 shubati)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P206514

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 20.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 028308
Accession Number 1898-10-10, 0315

References

  • primary: Nisaba 10, 79

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2019-05-19 at 07:27:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:38:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 10, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206514.
Nisaba 10, 079 artifact entry (No. P206514). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206514 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 079 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206514 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206514},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 10, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206514.
Nisaba 10, 079 artifact entry (No. P206514). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206514 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 079 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206514 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206514},
}

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