Nisaba 08, 190 (P320609)

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 117258

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 × 28.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu
2. u4 9(disz)-kam
3. 1(disz) udu
4. ba-usz2 u4 1(u)-kam
5. sza3 tum-ma-al{ki}
reverse
1. ki asz-ne2-u18-ta
2. be-li2-a-ri-ik
3. szu ba-ti
4. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
5. mu en {d}nanna masz2-e i3-pa3

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/P320609

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 26.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 17.0 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 117258
Accession Number 1925-05-09, 0080

References

  • primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 190

    [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 14:52:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:43:59 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, 190 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320609.
Nisaba 08, 190 artifact entry (No. P320609). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320609 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 190 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320609 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320609},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 08, 190 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320609.
Nisaba 08, 190 artifact entry (No. P320609). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320609 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 190 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320609 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320609},
}

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PY  - 2023
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