Nisaba 10, 005 (P321090)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 018325A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger Loan of barley for Ur-Ningiszida from Ur-Enlilla; case unopened; seal: Ur-∂Nin-gis-zi-da dub-sar dumu Ur-åa6-ga (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. sze ur5-ra
3. ki ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu ur-sa6-ga
reverse
  seal impression
1. iti amar-a-a-si
2. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dub-sar
2. dumu ur-sa6-ga

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger Loan of barley for Ur-Ningiszida from Ur-Enlilla; case unopened; seal: Ur-∂Nin-gis-zi-da dub-sar dumu Ur-åa6-ga (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005207 (composite) (P457917) S005207 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P321090

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 44.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 28.0 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 018325A
Accession Number 1894-12-22, 0042a

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 39912
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-1222-42-a

References

  • primary: Nisaba 10, 5

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

  • history: QNAR 1, BM 18325

    [Altavilla2005QNAR1] Altavilla, Stefania. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Sealing Impressions in the British Museum. Quaderni Napoletani Di Assiriologie. Ricerche 1. Roma: Aracne.

    (seal)

  • history: CBT 2, BM 018325 (catalogue)

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-29 at 22:09:26 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:52:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:48:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 10, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321090.
Nisaba 10, 005 artifact entry (No. P321090). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321090 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321090 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 10, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321090.
Nisaba 10, 005 artifact entry (No. P321090). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321090 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321090 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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