Nisaba 10, 023-024 (P321130)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 019948

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 to érin from Ur-Baba to Lu-Ningirsu (CBT 2). A: Case of 19948; seal: Lú-∂Nin-gír-su dubsar dumu Ur-∂Nanåe (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra erin2-na
3. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
4. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. nu-banda3 a-tu
3. kiszib3 lu2 nig2-dab5-ba-ke4-ne
4. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
5. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra erin2-na
3. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-sa6-ga-ta
4. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ur-{d}nansze
blank space
seal impression
5. nu-banda3 a-tu
reverse
blank space
seal impression
1. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
2. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}nansze

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 34.0 high × 40.0 wide × 17.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description: envelope: 46 x 54 x 34
Join Information:
Seal no.:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger Barley loan to érin from Ur-Baba to Lu-Ningirsu (CBT 2). A: Case of 19948; seal: Lú-∂Nin-gír-su dubsar dumu Ur-∂Nanåe (CBT 2))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 10, 23 & 24

[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, Fig. 10

[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 019948+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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 019948
Accession No.: 1895-10-16, 0231

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.06.00 (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2017-10-13 at 15:03:16	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:52:33	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-04-10 at 08:49:25	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (041388) (041388)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.19948) (BM.19948)
The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1016-231) (W_1895-1016-231)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003174 (composite) (P455884)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 10, 023-024 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321130.

Nisaba 10, 023-024 artifact entry (No. P321130). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321130 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 10, 023-024 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321130 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 10, 023-024 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321130.

Nisaba 10, 023-024 artifact entry (No. P321130). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321130 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 10, 023-024 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321130 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

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