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Nisaba 08, 165 (P320584)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), 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 117230

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

28.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 [...]
over erasure
2. 1(disz) gu4 niga
3. 1(disz) masz2 ga
4. 2(disz) sila4?
5. 2(disz) kir11
6. 1(disz) kir11 ga
reverse
1. ba-usz2 u4 9(disz)-kam
2. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
3. ur-nigar{gar}
4. szu ba-ti
5. iti ezem-an-na
6. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul#
left
1. 8(disz)

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
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 28.0 high × 30.0 wide × 14.0 thick
Weight:
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Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 165

[Politi2005DTBM] Politi, Janet, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2005. The Drehem Texts in the British Museum (DTBM). Nisaba 8. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 117230
Accession No.: 1925-05-09, 0052

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.10.19
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:52:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-04-10 at 08:43:24	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 (165791) (165791)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.117230) (BM.117230)
British Museum Collection (W_1925-0509-52) (W_1925-0509-52)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 08, 165 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320584.

Nisaba 08, 165 artifact entry (No. P320584). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320584 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 08, 165 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320584 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320584},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320584},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 08, 165 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320584.

Nisaba 08, 165 artifact entry (No. P320584). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320584 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 08, 165 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320584 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320584},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320584},
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