Nisaba 08, 071 (P209337)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 103455

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 77.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ziz2 gu2-nida lugal
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 ba-ba saga
3. ninda mun-gazi-sze3
4. {d}nin-ti2-ug5-ga
5. 2(barig) ninda du
6. aga3-us2 ma2 gid2-me
7. 3(ban2) zi3 gum sza3 gub
8. 1(ban2) zi3 gum saga
9. 1(ban2) zi3 ba-ba saga
10. 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga
11. nig2-gu7-a e2-a-ni-sza
12. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 ninda gur4-ra
13. 4(disz) sila3 dabin
14. 2(disz) sila3 esza
15. nig2-ki-zah2-sze3
16. {d}inanna
17. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 ninda gur4-ra
18. 2(disz) sila3 dabin
19. 1(disz) sila3 esza
20. siskur2 {d}nin-{d}su4-na
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gum saga
2. 2(disz) sila3 zi3 ba-ba saga
3. sza3 e2-gal-sze3
4. ba-a-da-a maszkim
5. 5(disz) sila3 dabin sa
6. uzu i3-diri bala-e-de3
7. lu2-uru11{ki} maszkim
8. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
9. siskur2 {d}en-ki
10. 2(disz) sila3 dabin
11. 1(disz) sila3 esza
12. {d}nin-e2-da-ka
13. 2(ban2) esza saga
14. 1(ban2) zi3 gum saga
15. ninda u3-duh!-hu-um-sze3
16. 2(disz) sila3 sze sa sze
17. 1(disz) sila3 imgaga3
18. sza3 e2-gal-sze3 gu-za-zi maszkim
19. zi-ga
20. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
21. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P209337

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 77.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 103455
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057389
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.103455
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1911-0408-145

References

  • primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 71

    [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 13:32:21 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
2016-07-28 at 15:42:49 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:39:49 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 08, 071 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209337.
Nisaba 08, 071 artifact entry (No. P209337). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209337 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 08, 071 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209337 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209337},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 08, 071 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209337.
Nisaba 08, 071 artifact entry (No. P209337). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209337 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 08, 071 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209337 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209337},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209337},
}


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