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, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 108138

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 the king)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 10.0 mm

Text

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

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P208722

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 34.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 10.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 108138
Accession Number 1913-04-16, 2970

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2011-07-22 at 14:36:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:31:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:39:59 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 11, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208722},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 09, 204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208722},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208722},
}

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