Nisaba 10, 053-054 (P203217)

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 025304

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Case of 25304seal: Lugal-da-gár ds d. Ur-dNanshe)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

26.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 6(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur
2. sze ur5-ra engar dumu-gu4-gur e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
3. ki lugal-a-ma-ru-ta
4. lugal-da-ga
reverse
1. szu [ba]-ti#
2. [...]
3. iti# [GAN2]-masz#
4. mu# [us2-sa si-mu]-ru-um[{ki} ba]-hul#
envelope
obverse
  broken
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. iti GAN2-masz
2. mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal#-da#-ga#
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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 26.0 high × 38.0 wide × 12.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: envelope: 42 x 48 x 16
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: Nisaba 10, 53 & 54

    [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 025304
  • Accession No.: 1898-02-16, 0358

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
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  • Findspot Square:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.04.01.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:34:41 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 000201 (composite) (P430299) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 10, 053-054 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P203217.
Nisaba 10, 053-054 artifact entry (No. P203217). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P203217 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 10, 053-054 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P203217 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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