NBC 10870 (P289480)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 10870

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

40.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.47.12.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P289480
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P289480

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	40.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number	NBC 10870
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	078084
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC)	BC-013830
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	NBC.10870

References

citation: CBCY 3, 247 NBC 10870

[Sigrist2001CBCY3] Sigrist, Marcel. 2001. Neo-Sumerian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ditchey, Mallory; Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“NBC 10870 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P289480.

NBC 10870 artifact entry (No. P289480). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P289480 (Original work published 2006)

NBC 10870 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P289480 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {NBC 10870 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P289480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P289480},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“NBC 10870 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P289480.

NBC 10870 artifact entry (No. P289480). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P289480 (Original work published 2006)

NBC 10870 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P289480 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2023NBC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {NBC 10870 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P289480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P289480},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P289480
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - NBC 10870 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P289480
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