Nisaba 08, 044 (P202530)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 103420Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
50.0 mm × 109.0 mm × 23.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) gu4 <n> masz2 ma2-gur8 babbar 2(disz) udu
2. {d}en-lil2
3. 2(disz) udu {d}nin-lil2
4. lugal ku4?-ra
5. 1(disz) gu4 1(u) udu ARAD2-mu maszkim
6. 2(disz) gu4 1(u) 5(disz) udu 5(disz) masz2-gal
7. li-i3-szi-in maszkim
8. ur-{d}nin-gubalag nar
9. 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(u) udu ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 szesz lugal
10. be-li2-i3-li2 maszkim
11. 1(u) masz2-gal szimaszgi lugal-ku3-zu
12. 5(disz) masz2-gal szimaszgi {d}en-lil2-zi-sza3-gal2
13. 1(disz) gu4 niga 2(disz) gu4 1(u) udu
14. 1(u) masz2-gal szimaszgi
15. i3-lal3-lum
16. ta2-hi-isz-a-tal maszkim
17. 2(disz) udu ra-ba-tum
18. 8(disz) udu 2(disz) masz2-gal sza3 e2-gal-sze3
19. li-i3-szi-in maszkim
20. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2-gal ze2-bi
21. 3(disz) udu 6(disz) masz2-gal ur-dam u4-da-tusz
reverse
1. 5(disz) masz2-gal {d}amar-{d}suen-na-we-er
2. dingir-dan sukkal maszkim
3. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) ud5 szimaszgi
4. e2-uz-ga
5. ur-{d}ba-ba6 muhaldim maszkim
6. 2(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2-gal
7. gu-za {d}szul-gi-ra
8. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 muhaldim maszkim
9. 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(disz) gu4
10. 2(u) udu
11. du-uk-ra
12. mu-kux(DU) ha-ga-ar{ki}
13. dingir-dan maszkim
14. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
15. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
16. ba-zi
17. giri3 da-a-a-ti dub-sar
18. iti ezem-mah
19. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
left
1. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz)
obverse
1. 2(disz) gu4 <n> masz2 ma2-gur8 babbar 2(disz) udu
2. {d}en-lil2
3. 2(disz) udu {d}nin-lil2
4. lugal ku4?-ra
5. 1(disz) gu4 1(u) udu ARAD2-mu maszkim
6. 2(disz) gu4 1(u) 5(disz) udu 5(disz) masz2-gal
7. li-i3-szi-in maszkim
8. ur-{d}nin-gubalag nar
9. 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(u) udu ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 szesz lugal
10. be-li2-i3-li2 maszkim
11. 1(u) masz2-gal szimaszgi lugal-ku3-zu
12. 5(disz) masz2-gal szimaszgi {d}en-lil2-zi-sza3-gal2
13. 1(disz) gu4 niga 2(disz) gu4 1(u) udu
14. 1(u) masz2-gal szimaszgi
15. i3-lal3-lum
16. ta2-hi-isz-a-tal maszkim
17. 2(disz) udu ra-ba-tum
18. 8(disz) udu 2(disz) masz2-gal sza3 e2-gal-sze3
19. li-i3-szi-in maszkim
20. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2-gal ze2-bi
21. 3(disz) udu 6(disz) masz2-gal ur-dam u4-da-tusz
reverse
1. 5(disz) masz2-gal {d}amar-{d}suen-na-we-er
2. dingir-dan sukkal maszkim
3. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) ud5 szimaszgi
4. e2-uz-ga
5. ur-{d}ba-ba6 muhaldim maszkim
6. 2(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2-gal
7. gu-za {d}szul-gi-ra
8. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 muhaldim maszkim
9. 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(disz) gu4
10. 2(u) udu
11. du-uk-ra
12. mu-kux(DU) ha-ga-ar{ki}
13. dingir-dan maszkim
14. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
15. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
16. ba-zi
17. giri3 da-a-a-ti dub-sar
18. iti ezem-mah
19. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
left
1. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz)
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): 50.0 high × 109.0 wide × 23.0 thick
- Weight:
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 44
[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 103420
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.09.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:34:33 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:33:10 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (057384) (057384)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.103420) (BM.103420)
- British Museum Collection (W_1911-0408-110) (W_1911-0408-110)
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Cite this Artifacts
“Nisaba 08, 044 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202530.
Nisaba 08, 044 artifact entry (No. P202530). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202530 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 08, 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202530 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).
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