Nisaba 09, 204 (P208722)
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 108138Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Delivery (mu-DU) of cattle for the king)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
34.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 10.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 5(u) udu
2. 1(gesz2) 5(disz) masz2-gal
3. mu-kux(DU) lugal
line erased
4. ki {d}szara2-kam-ta#
reverse
1. ur-{d}li9-si4 ensi2 umma{ki}
2. i3-dab5
3. iti ezem-mah
4. mu en-mah-gal-an-na ba-hun
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 5(u) udu
2. 1(gesz2) 5(disz) masz2-gal
3. mu-kux(DU) lugal
line erased
4. ki {d}szara2-kam-ta#
reverse
1. ur-{d}li9-si4 ensi2 umma{ki}
2. i3-dab5
3. iti ezem-mah
4. mu en-mah-gal-an-na 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): 34.0 high × 27.0 wide × 10.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Delivery (mu-DU) of cattle for the king)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 9, 204
[Molina2005Nisaba9] Molina, Manuel, and Marcos Such-Gutiérrez. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts in the British Museum. Nisaba 9. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.
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- Museum No.: BM 108138
- Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 2970
- Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.09.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | 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 | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:36:37 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:31:07 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:39:59 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | 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 (060370) (060370)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.108138) (BM.108138)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-2970) (W_1913-0416-2970)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 09, 204 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208722.
Nisaba 09, 204 artifact entry (No. P208722). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208722 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 204 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208722 (Accessed: December 6, 2025).
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