Nisaba 08, 034 (P202529)

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 103411

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

59.0 mm × 94.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [la2-ia3] 1(u) 2(disz) udu masz2 hi#-a#
2. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak
3. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu ba-zal
4. 2(disz) sila4 e2-muhaldim u4 9(disz)-kam
5. 5(disz) sila4 e2-udu tak4-a
6. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 sipa-ta
7. 8(disz) udu ki szu-kab-ta2-ta
8. 1(disz) udu ki sze-le-bu-um-ta
9. 3(disz) masz2-gal sa2-du11 ku5-ra2
10. 2(disz) sila4 mu-kux(DU)
11. 4(disz) gukkal ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
12. 1(disz) udu sza3 2(disz) ki lu2-{d}utu-ta
13. giri3 sa3-si2
14. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) udu a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
15. 1(gesz2) udu a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
16. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) udu a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
17. ki sipa masz-kan2-ke4-ne-ta
18. 3(u) 2(disz) udu ki sipa iri-sa12-rig7{ki}-ta
19. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) udu ki nu-ur2-zu-ta
20. ARAD2-<<sanga>>-mu-ta?
column 2
1. 1(u) udu [...]
2. 1(disz) u8 ki x [...]
3. 1(disz) u8 ki ba-[...]
4. 1(disz) sila4 giri3-a#-[...]
5. 1(disz) sila4 e2 x [...]
6. iti ezem-{d}nin-a#-zu#
7. 5(disz) udu ki dingir-lugal# [...]
8. 4(u) 5(disz)? udu sza3 1(gesz2) [...]
9. 1(u) 6(disz) udu in-[...]
10. 4(disz) udu ki ka5-a-mu-ta
11. 1(disz) masz2 ki nin-iri-ni-sze3-ta
12. 6(disz) udu giri3 a-ha-an-ni-szu
13. 1(u) 6(disz) udu giri3 sa3-si2
14. 7(disz) u8 giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
15. 4(disz) gukkal ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu i3-li2-ta
16. 1(u) 5(disz) udu si-i3-tum
17. ki sa3-si2-ta
18. 1(disz) udu e2-ta
19. 1(disz) sila4 sirara6-he2-gal2
20. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 <nu>-banda3
21. 1(disz) sila4 giri3 szu-{d}iszkur
reverse
column 1
1. iti a2-ki-ti
2. 1(disz) sila4 ki ib-ni-dingir-ta
3. 1(disz) masz2 giri3 igi-dingir-sze3
4. egir nig2-ka9 iti ki-siki
5. sza3 kiszib3-ba
6. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz)
7. sza3-bi-ta
8. 5(disz) udu e2-muhaldim u4 3(disz)-kam
9. 7(disz) udu u4 4(disz)-kam
10. 5(disz) udu u4 5(disz)-kam
11. 1(u) udu u4 6(disz)-kam
12. 2(u) 5(disz) udu u4 7(disz)-kam
13. 2(u) 6(disz) udu u4 8(disz)-kam
14. 3(u) 9(disz) udu u4 9(disz)-kam
15. 1(u) 9(disz) udu u4 1(u)-kam
16. 4(disz) [udu] u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
17. 4(u) udu# u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
18. 2(u) 5(disz) udu u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
19. 1(u) 6(disz) udu u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
20. 1(u) 5(disz) udu u4 [x]-kam#
21. kiszib3 KA-[...]
22. 1(u) [udu ...]
23. x [...]
column 2
1. e2-muhaldim u3 zi-ga lugal
2. 1(u) 9(disz) masz2 u2 ur-{d}ba-ba6 sipa
3. 1(disz) udu ba-ir
4. 4(disz) udu kiszib3 ur-usz-gid2-da
5. 1(disz) udu ur-{d}nin-e2-gal-igi-du
6. 1(disz) masz2 ur-{d}nansze
7. 2(u) udu giri3 ur-pu2-mun-na bar
8. 2(u) udu lu2-ma2-gan{ki}
9. 1(disz) udu szesz-kal-la
10. 1(disz) udu kur-bi-la-ak
11. 1(disz) udu sze-le-bu-um
12. 2(disz) udu lu2-sza-lim
13. 2(disz) udu e-zi-in-{d}szul-gi
14. 1(disz) udu kiszib3 a-hu-ni
15. 1(disz) masz2 {d}szul-gi-iri-mu
16. 1(disz) sila4 kiszib3 zi-du
17. 5(disz) udu giri3 a-ha-ni-szu
18. 1(disz) sila4 kiszib3 ur-{d}en-ki kuruszda
19. 1(disz) gukkal e2-sze3
20. 2(disz) sila4 du11-ga dumu na-na-mu
21. 1(disz) udu giri3 ur-{d}ig-alim
22. 2(disz) udu kiszib3 lu2-{d}utu
23. 1(disz) udu kiszib3 lu2-{d}da-mu
24. 1(disz) udu ba-a-a
25. 5(disz) sila4 kiszib3 kuruszda ensi2 bala-a
26. zi-ga didli
27. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
28. 1(disz) udu u4 1(disz)-kam
29. 5(disz) udu u4 3(disz)-kam
30. 1(u) 6(disz) udu u4 4(disz)-kam
31. 1(u) udu u4 5(disz)-kam
32. 5(disz) udu u4 6(disz)-kam
33. 1(u) udu u4 8(disz)-kam
34. 1(u) udu u4 9(disz)-kam
35. 1(u) 5(disz) udu u4 1(u)-kam#
36. 1(u) udu u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
37. e2-muhaldim u3 zi-[ga ...]
38. 1(disz) udu lu2-nesag-e#
39. 9(disz) udu a-ha-an-ni-szu
left
column 1
1. [x] masz2 kiszib3 {d}iszkur-saga
2. [x] masz2 kiszib3 {d}nin-e2-gal-igi-du
3. [x] udu kiszib3 in-ta-e3-a
4. 4(disz) udu kiszib3 lugal-me-lam2
column 2
1. 1(disz) masz2 kiszib3 he2-na-sa6
2. 1(disz) masz2 kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
3. 1(disz) sila4 kiszib3 i-di3-e2-a
4. zi-ga didli
5. iti a2-ki-ti
column 3
1. 2(u) 3(disz) udu ba-usz2
2. kiszib3 sipa ur-ra
3. 5(disz) udu na-lu5
4. 1(u) 4(disz) udu a-hu-du10
5. 1(gesz'u) 5(u) 4(disz)
column 4
1. zi-ga
2. 1(u) 9(disz) udu
3. ba-usz2 e2-a gal2-la
4. la2-ia3 2(u) 4(disz) udu
column 5
1. nig2-ka9-ak al-la-mu
2. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu u4 3(u)-ta#?
3. iti a2-ki-ti u4 1(u) 1(disz) ba-zal-sze3
4. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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): 59.0 high × 94.0 wide × 22.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 34

    [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 103411
  • Accession No.: 1911-04-08, 0101

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.04.00, Amar-Suen.08.04.30, Amar-Suen.08.05.00, Amar-Suen.08.06.11
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.08.04.00 to Amar-Suen.08.06.11

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:35:44 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-03-03 at 11:24:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-03-03 at 11:22:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:54:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-05 at 12:16:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:33:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 08, 034 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202529.
Nisaba 08, 034 artifact entry (No. P202529). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202529 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 08, 034 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202529 (Accessed: December 20, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202529},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202529},
}


TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2023
ID  - P202529
LB  - CDLI:P202529
M1  - 2025/12/20/
TI  - Nisaba 08, 034 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202529
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 08, 034 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202529.
Nisaba 08, 034 artifact entry (No. P202529). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202529 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 08, 034 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202529 (Accessed: December 20, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202529},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202529},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202529
LB  - CDLI:P202529
M1  - 2025/12/20/
TI  - Nisaba 08, 034 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202529
ER  -
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