Nisaba 10, 028 (P321133)

Administrative tablet 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 022303

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger Barley loaned to érin from Bazi to Ur-Lamma (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 15.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz) sze gur lugal#
2. sze ur5-ra erin2-na
3. i3-dub e2-duru5 ur-li-ta
4. ki ba-zi-ta
5. ur-{d}lamma szu ba-ti
reverse
1. nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra#
  1 line blank
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul

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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 32.0 high × 35.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger Barley loaned to érin from Bazi to Ur-Lamma (CBT 2))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: Nisaba 10, 28

    [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: CBT 2, BM 022303 (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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 022303
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-09, 0408

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2011-07-22 at 14:52:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:49:30 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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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 10, 028 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321133.
Nisaba 10, 028 artifact entry (No. P321133). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321133 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 028 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321133 (Accessed: October 12, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 10, 028 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321133},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 10, 028 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321133.
Nisaba 10, 028 artifact entry (No. P321133). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321133 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 10, 028 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321133 (Accessed: October 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 10, 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321133},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321133},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P321133
LB  - CDLI:P321133
M1  - 2025/10/12/
TI  - Nisaba 10, 028 artifact entry
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