Nisaba 09, 285 (P202525)

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 108229

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Delivery (mu-DU) of cattle for Utu)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

26.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 10.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila4 {d}utu
2. mu-kux(DU) lugal-nemurx(|PIRIG.TUR|)? dumu hal-li2-li2
3. zabar-dab5 maszkim
reverse
1. zi-ga
2. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
3. iti# ses-da-gu7
4. mu ki-masz{ki} u3 hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Delivery (mu-DU) of cattle for Utu)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202525

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 26.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 10.0 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 108229
Accession Number 1913-04-16, 3061

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060451
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.108229
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-3061

References

  • primary: Nisaba 9, 285

    [Molina2005Nisaba9] Molina, Manuel, and Marcos Such-Gutiérrez. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts in the British Museum. Nisaba 9. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

  • history: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 87

    [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
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:58:45 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:32:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 09, 285 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202525.
Nisaba 09, 285 artifact entry (No. P202525). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202525 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 285 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202525 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202525},
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 09, 285 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202525.
Nisaba 09, 285 artifact entry (No. P202525). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202525 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 285 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202525 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 09, 285 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202525},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202525},
}


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