Nisaba 10, 012 (P321098)

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 018803A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger Barley loan from Bazi to Urbagar; case unopened; seal: Ur-ba-gár dubsar dumu [] (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra engar dumu da-ba
  blank space
  seal impression
3. i3-dub bara2-si-ga
4. ki ba-zi-ta
5. kiszib3 ur-ba-gara2
reverse
1. e2 {d}inanna
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} [ba]-hul
seal 1
1. ur-ba-gara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [al]-la#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger Barley loan from Bazi to Urbagar; case unopened; seal: Ur-ba-gár dubsar dumu [] (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 004373 (composite) (P457083) S004373 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P321098

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 38.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 24.0 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 018803A
Accession Number 1895-03-29, 0461

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 40333
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-0329-461

References

  • primary: Nisaba 10, 12

    [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 18803

    [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 018803 (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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 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
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 08:49:10 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, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321098.
Nisaba 10, 012 artifact entry (No. P321098). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321098 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 012 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321098 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321098},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 10, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321098.
Nisaba 10, 012 artifact entry (No. P321098). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321098 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 012 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321098 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {Nisaba 10, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321098},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321098},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/8/
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