Nisaba 10, 055 (P206055)

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 025311

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Loan of barley from Ur-badtibirra to Ur-Igalim; seal: Ur-dIg-alim d. Da-da.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) sze
2. sze ur5-ra masz-bi 2(ban2)-ta
3. ki ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra-ta
4. ur-{d}ig-alim nar
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. su-su-dam
3. e2 lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3-ta
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4. iti mu-szu-du7
5. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ig-alim
2. dumu da-da

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 & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 42.0 high × 45.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Loan of barley from Ur-badtibirra to Ur-Igalim; seal: Ur-dIg-alim d. Da-da.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: Nisaba 10, 55

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 025311
  • Accession No.: 1898-02-16, 0355

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.09.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:35:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:37:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004943 (composite) (P457653) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 10, 055 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206055.
Nisaba 10, 055 artifact entry (No. P206055). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206055 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P206055 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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