Nisaba 10, 018 (P321105)

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 019340A

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 field workers: engar, dumu gu4-gur, dumu-da-ba; case unopened; seal: NI-NI dumu Ur-dun nu-bànda (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

41.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 9(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lugal
  blank space
  seal impression
2. sze ur5-ra engar dumu-gu4-gur dumu da-ba
3. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-me
4. ugula a2-na-na
5. sze szuku-ra ensi2
6. i3-dub lu2-ku3-nun-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 i3-li2 szesz-a-na
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti amar-a-a-si
3. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. i3-li2
2. dumu ur-dun
3. nu-banda3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger Loan of barley for field workers: engar, dumu gu4-gur, dumu-da-ba; case unopened; seal: NI-NI dumu Ur-dun nu-bànda (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 002503 (composite) (P455213) S002503 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P321105

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 41.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 28.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 019340A
Accession Number 1895-10-12, 0318a

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 40821
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-1012-318-a

References

  • primary: Nisaba 10, 18

    [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 19340

    [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 019340 (catalogue)

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo Heinrich 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
2017-10-13 at 15:03:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:52:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:49:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 10, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321105.
Nisaba 10, 018 artifact entry (No. P321105). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321105 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321105 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 10, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321105.
Nisaba 10, 018 artifact entry (No. P321105). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321105 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321105 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 29},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321105},
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