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Nisaba 10, 087 (P321142)

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 085408A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger Barley for loan, åe ur5-ra àga-uå énsi ki Bazi. Seal: Ir11-∂Nanåe dumu Ba-zi-ge (CBT 3))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 26.0 mm

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra aga3-us2 ensi2
blank space
seal impression
3. inim ba-zi dumu na-silim-ta
4. ga2-nun-mah-ta
5. ki# ur-mes-ta
reverse
1. mu ba-zi-ge-sze3
2. kiszib3 ARAD2-{d}nansze ARAD2 ba-zi-ge
blank space
seal impression
3. iti amar-a-a-si
4. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ARAD2-{d}nansze
2. dumu ba-zi-ge#

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 39.0 high × 48.0 wide × 26.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger Barley for loan, åe ur5-ra àga-uå énsi ki Bazi. Seal: Ir11-∂Nanåe dumu Ba-zi-ge (CBT 3))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 10, 87

[Paoletti2005Nisaba10] Paoletti, Paola, and Gabriella Spada. 2005. Testi Še-Ur₅-Ra Da Girsu Conservati al British Museum. Nisaba 10. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 085408A
Accession No.: 1899-04-15, 0215a

Provenience

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

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
2023-10-29 at 22:09:26	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:52:34	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-04-10 at 08:49:42	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 (078646) (078646)
The British Museum Collection (W_1899-0415-215-a) (W_1899-0415-215-a)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 001610 (composite) (P454320)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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“Nisaba 10, 087 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321142.

Nisaba 10, 087 artifact entry (No. P321142). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321142 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 10, 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321142 (Accessed: July 21, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321142},
}

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“Nisaba 10, 087 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321142.

Nisaba 10, 087 artifact entry (No. P321142). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321142 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 10, 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321142 (Accessed: July 21, 2025).

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