Nisaba 08, 240 (P320734)
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 117309Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
26.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 14.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu
2. ba-usz2 u4 8(disz)-kam
3. ki nu-ur2-{d}iszkur-ta
4. {d}szul-gi-iri-mu
5. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti u5-bi2-gu7
2. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-[ri]-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
left
1. 1(disz) udu
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu
2. ba-usz2 u4 8(disz)-kam
3. ki nu-ur2-{d}iszkur-ta
4. {d}szul-gi-iri-mu
5. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti u5-bi2-gu7
2. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-[ri]-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
left
1. 1(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): 26.0 high × 27.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 240
[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 117309
- Accession No.: 1925-05-09, 0131
- Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.04.08 (us2 year)
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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 14:52:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:45:14 | 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 (165859) (165859)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.117309) (BM.117309)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1925-0509-131) (W_1925-0509-131)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 08, 240 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320734.
Nisaba 08, 240 artifact entry (No. P320734). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320734 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 240 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320734 (Accessed: August 19, 2025).
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