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

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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)

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
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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#

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 & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 38.0 high × 45.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

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

  • 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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 018803A
  • Accession No.: 1895-03-29, 0461

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.11.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:52:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:49:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004373 (composite) (P457083) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“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: August 25, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-25]},
	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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Cite this Artifact

“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: August 25, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {Nisaba 10, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321098},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321098},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P321098
LB  - CDLI:P321098
M1  - 2025/8/25/
TI  - Nisaba 10, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P321098
ER  -
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