Nisaba 08, 386 (P321080)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 141735

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

51.0 mm × 108.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [n {kusz}du10]-uk-si-um e2-ba-an#
2. [x]-mah a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
3. 1(disz) {kusz}suhub2 du8-szi-a e2-ba-an#
4. 1(disz) {kusz}suhub2 kusz u2-hab2 e2-ba-an#
5. 1(disz) {kusz}du10-uk-si-um e2-ba-an
6. du-du sig4-de3-li2
7. 5(disz) {kusz}du10-uk-si-um e2-ba-an
8. 5(disz) {kusz}suhub2 du8-szi-a e2-ba-an
9. szu-{d}en-lil2 dumu-lugal
10. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
11. 1(disz)? {kusz}suhub2 du8-szi-a e2-ba-an
12. a-gu-a-si2-im-ti
13. {d}suen-a-bu-szu maszkim
14. 1(disz) {kusz}suhub2 du8-szi-a e2-ba-an
15. a-na-ti
16. 1(disz) {kusz}suhub2 du8-szi-a e2-ba-an
17. e2-a-ni-sza
18. {d}suen-illat-su maszkim
19. 1(disz) {kusz}suhub2 du8-szi-a e2-ba-an
20. me-e2-a
21. ri-ig-musz maszkim
22. 1(disz) {kusz}suhub2 du8-szi-a e2-ba-an
23. li-bur-si2-im-ti
24. inim-zu-ha-ra-kal maszkim
reverse
1. 2(disz) {kusz}suhub2 du8-szi-a e2-ba-an#
2. ama-bara2 nin9 lugal
3. inim-zu-ha-ra-kal maszkim
4. 1(disz) {kusz}suhub2 du8-szi-a e2-ba-an
5. inim-{d}szara2 dub-sar
6. 1(disz) {kusz}suhub2 du8-szi-a e2-ba-an
7. zabar-dab5
8. iti ezem-mah
9. 1(disz) {kusz}suhub2 du8-szi-a e2-ba-an
10. ensi2 nibru{ki}
11. 1(disz) {kusz}suhub2 du8-szi-a e2-ba-an
12. gu-la-a
13. 1(disz) {kusz}e-sir2 du8-szi-a e2-ba-an
14. {d}szara2-kam
15. 1(disz) {kusz}suhub2 tug2-du8-szi-a e2-ba-an
16. i-ib-a-bu
17. 1(disz) {kusz}suhub2 tug2-du8-szi-a e2-ba-an
18. 1(disz) tug2 sza3-suhub2 e2-ba-an
19. 3(disz)? tug2 tu5-a-sze3 szu-{d}inanna maszkim
20. iti ezem-mah
21. 1(disz) {kusz}suhub2 du8-szi-a e2-ba#-an#
22. szesz#?-kal-la#
23. [1(disz)] {kusz#}suhub2 du8-szi-a [e2-ba]-an#
24. [{d}szul]-gi#-si2-im-ti# [...]
25. [...]-si-na [...]
26. [...] x NI [...]
27. [iti szu]-esz5#?-sza#
28. [mu us2-sa] puzur4-isz#-[{d}da-gan] [...] mu us2#-[sa]-bi#

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 51.0 high × 108.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 386

    [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 141735
  • Accession No.: 1994-06-18, 0001

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.41.07.00, Šulgi.41.08.00 ?, Šulgi.41.09.00 (us2-us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.41.07.00 to Šulgi.41.09.00 (us2-us2 year)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2017-02-18 at 10:02:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:42:59 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:47:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:30:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:52:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:48:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 08, 386 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321080.
Nisaba 08, 386 artifact entry (No. P321080). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321080 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 386 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321080 (Accessed: August 8, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 386 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321080},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321080},
}


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M1  - 2025/8/8/
TI  - Nisaba 08, 386 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 08, 386 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321080.
Nisaba 08, 386 artifact entry (No. P321080). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321080 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 386 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321080 (Accessed: August 8, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 386 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321080},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321080},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P321080
LB  - CDLI:P321080
M1  - 2025/8/8/
TI  - Nisaba 08, 386 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P321080
ER  -
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