Nisaba 08, 011 (P320491)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 085056

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Expenditure of garments in the place of the ensi in Umma; Ur-ni9-gar ka-gur7, Ûe-lu-uå-∂Da-gan maåkim, Bù-ú-a dam-gàr, Gal-zu-da5-kú-ul-åè maåkim; Åu-∂En-líl-lá gazi ku4-ra (CBT 3))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
2. 4(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
3. ur-nigar{gar} ka-guru7
4. s,e-lu-usz-da-gan maszkim
5. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
6. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
7. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za du
8. bu3-u2-a dam-gar3
9. gal-su-um-bu3-ul-sze3 maszkim
reverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
2. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
3. a2-bi2-la-num2
4. lugal-inim-gi-na maszkim
5. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
6. szu-{d}en-lil2-la2 gazi ku4?-ra
7. ri-gesz-dingir maszkim
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8. zi-ga u4 2(disz)-kam
9. ki ensi2 umma{ki}
10. iti masz-da3-gu7
11. mu {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3

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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 39.0 high × 55.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Expenditure of garments in the place of the ensi in Umma; Ur-ni9-gar ka-gur7, Ûe-lu-uå-∂Da-gan maåkim, Bù-ú-a dam-gàr, Gal-zu-da5-kú-ul-åè maåkim; Åu-∂En-líl-lá gazi ku4-ra (CBT 3))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 11

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 085056
  • Accession No.: 1899-01-16, 0094

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.43.01.02 (Reichskalender)
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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
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:40:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 08, 011 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320491.
Nisaba 08, 011 artifact entry (No. P320491). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320491 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 011 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320491 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
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	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320491},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320491},
}


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