Nisaba 08, 236 (P320730)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 117305

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

26.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) amar gu4 ga
2. 1(disz) udu hur-sag
3. 1(disz) kir11 ga
4. ba-usz2 u4 2(u)-kam
5. ki {d}szul-gi-a-a-mu-ta
reverse
1. {d}szul-gi-iri-mu
2. szu ba-ti
3. iti u5-bi2-gu7
4. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
left
1. 1(disz) gu4 2(disz) udu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P320730

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 26.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 117305
Accession Number 1925-05-09, 0127

References

  • primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 236

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2011-07-22 at 14:52:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:45:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 08, 236 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320730.
Nisaba 08, 236 artifact entry (No. P320730). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320730 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 236 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320730 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320730},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 08, 236 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320730.
Nisaba 08, 236 artifact entry (No. P320730). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320730 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 236 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320730 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320730},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320730},
}

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