Nisaba 10, 031 (P321136)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 023542A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger Receipt of loan of barley (åe ur5-ra) as rations for workmen from Ur-ni9-gar; case unopened; seal: Ur-∂Ig-alima dubsar dumu [] nu-bànda (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) erin2-gal 1(barig) sze-ta
2. 1(u) erin2-tur 4(ban2)-ta
3. sze-bi 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
4. sze ur5-ra e2 nam-ha-ni
5. nu-banda3 ur-{d}ig-alim
6. ugula ma-an-szum2
7. sze szuku-ra ensi2
reverse
1. i3-dub {d}nin-hur-sag-lu2-ku3-nun-ta
seal impression
2. ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim nu-banda3
4. iti amar-a-a-si
blank space
seal impression
5. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ig-alim
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [ur-sa6-ga?]
4. nu-banda3-[gu4?]

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 Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 44.0 high × 52.0 wide × 27.0 thick
Weight:
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger Receipt of loan of barley (åe ur5-ra) as rations for workmen from Ur-ni9-gar; case unopened; seal: Ur-∂Ig-alima dubsar dumu [] nu-bànda (CBT 2))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 10, 31

[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 023542 (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 023542A
Accession No.: 1897-05-16, 0006

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.10.00 (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2013-07-06 at 12:25:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2013-06-07 at 13:25:50	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:52:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-04-10 at 08:49:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	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 (043257) (043257)
British Museum Collection (W_1897-0516-6) (W_1897-0516-6)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 004934 (composite) (P457644)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 10, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321136.

Nisaba 10, 031 artifact entry (No. P321136). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321136 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 10, 031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321136 (Accessed: March 30, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 10, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321136.

Nisaba 10, 031 artifact entry (No. P321136). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321136 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 10, 031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321136 (Accessed: March 30, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321136},
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