Nisaba 08, 160 (P320579)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 117225Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
25.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 14.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kir11 ga GI
2. 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 ga babbar
3. ba-usz2 sza3 u3-tu-da
4. u4 5(disz)-kam
5. ki u2-ta2-mi-szar-ra-am-ta
reverse
1. {d}szul-gi-iri-mu
2. szu ba-ti
3. giri3 kal-{d}szul-gi
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu en {d}inanna ba-hun
left
1. 2(disz) udu
obverse
1. 1(disz) kir11 ga GI
2. 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 ga babbar
3. ba-usz2 sza3 u3-tu-da
4. u4 5(disz)-kam
5. ki u2-ta2-mi-szar-ra-am-ta
reverse
1. {d}szul-gi-iri-mu
2. szu ba-ti
3. giri3 kal-{d}szul-gi
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu en {d}inanna ba-hun
left
1. 2(disz) udu
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): 25.0 high × 29.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 160
[Politi2005DTBM] Politi, Janet, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2005. The Drehem Texts in the British Museum (DTBM). Nisaba 8. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 117225
- Accession No.: 1925-05-09, 0047
- Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.12.05
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:52:00 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:43:17 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (165684) (165684)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.117225) (BM.117225)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1925-0509-47) (W_1925-0509-47)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 08, 160 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320579.
Nisaba 08, 160 artifact entry (No. P320579). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320579 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 160 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320579 (Accessed: September 21, 2025).
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