Nisaba 08, App. 4+A (P321084)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 141828

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
  (=BM 141828)
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) udu
2. 1(u) 3(disz) sila4
3. 6(disz) kir11
4. 5(disz) ud5 masz2 nu2-a
5. 4(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3
reverse
1. 4(u) 1(disz) masz2
2. ki kal-la-mu ensi2 ka-zal-lu{ki}-ta
3. na-sa6 i3-dab5
4. giri3 ur-sa6-ga-mu
5. iti szu-esz5-sza
6. mu ki-masz{ki} u3 hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul
envelope
  (=BM 141829)
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) udu 1(u) 3(disz) sila4
2. 6(disz) kir11 5(disz) ud5 masz2 nu2-a
3. 4(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 4(u) 1(disz) masz2
4. ki kal-la-mu ensi2 ka-zal-lu{ki}-ta
reverse
1. na-sa6 i3-dab5
2. giri3 ur-sa6-ga-mu
3. kiszib3 a-ba-sa6-ga dumu-na
4. iti szu-esz5-sza
5. mu ki-masz{ki} u3 hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ab-ba-sa6-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [na-sa6] kuruszda

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000004 (composite) (P429956) S000004 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.46.08.00, Amar-Suen.--.07.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P321084

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
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 141828
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, App. 4/4A

    [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 14:52:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:48:48 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, App. 4+A Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321084.
Nisaba 08, App. 4+A artifact entry (No. P321084). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321084 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, App. 4+A artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321084 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321084},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321084},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 08, App. 4+A Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321084.
Nisaba 08, App. 4+A artifact entry (No. P321084). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321084 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, App. 4+A artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321084 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321084},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321084},
}

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