Nisaba 08, 374 (P321025)

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 130834

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

43.0 mm × 77.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga
2. 1(disz) sila4 niga
3. 1(disz) szah2 gesz-gi
4. 1(disz) uz-tur
5. 1(disz) ir7{muszen}
6. 6(disz) tu-gur4{muszen}
7. nig2-gu7 lugal-sze3
8. iti-ta u4 1(u) ba-ra-zal
9. 2(disz) uz-tur
10. 1(disz) ir7{muszen}
11. ba-usz2 e2-gal-la ba-an-ku4?
12. iti-ta u4 1(u) 2(disz) ba-ra-zal
13. 1(disz) udu niga sa2-du11
14. gi-ra-num2 {d}inanna
15. 1(disz) udu niga sa2-du11
16. siskur2 {d}iszkur
reverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga sa2-du11
2. {d}nin-hur-sag-ga2
3. 2(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila4 gaba
4. {d}nin-lil2
5. 1(disz) udu gu4-e-us2-sa 1(disz) sila4
6. {d}en-lil2
7. 1(disz) udu u2 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a
8. 1(disz) sila4 siskur2 {d}iszkur
9. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
10. 1(disz) szah2 gesz-gi
11. nig2-gu7 nin-ga2-sze3
12. 1(disz) tu-gur4{muszen} ba-usz2 e2-gal-la ba-an-ku4?
13. iti-ta u4 1(u) 5(disz) ba-ra-zal
14. zi-ga ur-{d}lugal-edin-ka
15. iti ezem-an-na
16. mu ur-bi2-lum{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/P321025

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 43.0 mm × 77.0 mm × 22.0 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 130834
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 374

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

  • citation: D. Owen, suides (2006) 86 n. 21

    [sec80325] N.d.

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
2023-06-15 at 11:58:00 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand 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 14:52:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:48:24 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, 374 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321025.
Nisaba 08, 374 artifact entry (No. P321025). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321025 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 374 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321025 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321025},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 08, 374 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321025.
Nisaba 08, 374 artifact entry (No. P321025). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321025 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 374 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321025 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321025},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321025},
}

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