Nisaba 10, 009-010 (P321095)

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 018789

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger Barley loaned to åà-gu4 and érin from Lugina to Akalla (CBT 2). A: Case of 17789; seal: A-kal-la dubsar dumu Ur-∂Nin-gis-zi-da (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 4(disz) erin2 3(ban2)-ta
2. 1(u) 3(disz) sza3-gu4 3(ban2)-ta
3. sze-bi 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur!
4. sze ur5-ra
reverse
1. ki lu2#-gi-na-ta
2. a-kal-la ugula
3. szu ba-ti
  blank space
4. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
5. 1(u) 4(disz) sza3-gu4 3(ban2) sze lugal-ta?
6. 1(u) 3(disz) erin2 3(ban2)-ta
7. sze-bi 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
  blank space
  seal impression
8. [sze ur5-ra] i3#-dub x-[...]
reverse
1. ki lu2-gi-na#-ta#
  blank space
  seal impression
2. kiszib3 a-kal-la ugula e2 {d}inanna
3. ugula ad-da
4. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. a-kal-la#
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
  zi-da on the former line

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger Barley loaned to åà-gu4 and érin from Lugina to Akalla (CBT 2). A: Case of 17789; seal: A-kal-la dubsar dumu Ur-∂Nin-gis-zi-da (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 001782 (composite) (P454492) S001782 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P321095

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 32.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
envelope: 44 x 48 x 31

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 018789
Accession Number 1895-03-29, 0447

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 040319
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.18789
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-0329-447

References

  • primary: Nisaba 10, 9 & 10

    [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 18789

    [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 018789+A (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
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:52:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:49:06 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, 009-010 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321095.
Nisaba 10, 009-010 artifact entry (No. P321095). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321095 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 009-010 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321095 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 10, 009-010 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321095.
Nisaba 10, 009-010 artifact entry (No. P321095). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321095 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 009-010 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321095 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321095},
}


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