Nisaba 08, 145 (P320564)

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 117207

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

29.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga
2. [x] udu a-lum niga
3. [x] udu szimaszgi2
4. 1(disz) udu
5. 2(disz) gukkal
6. 1(u) u8 szimaszgi2
7. 1(disz) u8 sza-ru-um-mi-um
8. [x] u8 gukkal
reverse
1. [x] ud5#
2. u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam
3. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
4. ur-nigar{gar}
5. szu ba-ti
6. iti# a2-ki-ti
7. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} u3 hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba#-hul#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P320564

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 29.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 117207
Accession Number 1925-05-09, 0029

References

  • primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 145

    [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 14:51:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:42:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 08, 145 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320564.
Nisaba 08, 145 artifact entry (No. P320564). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320564 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 145 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320564 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320564},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 08, 145 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320564.
Nisaba 08, 145 artifact entry (No. P320564). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320564 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 145 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320564 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 145 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320564},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320564},
}

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