Nisaba 08, 088 (P320508)
Letter 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 108891Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
38.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 16.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. ARAD2-mu-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 4(barig)? sze# lu2-dingir-ra
4. 5(ban2) sze# engar#?-zi
5. 5(ban2) dingir-lu2-sa6
reverse
1. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
2. iti a2-ki-ti
3. mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
obverse
1. ARAD2-mu-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 4(barig)? sze# lu2-dingir-ra
4. 5(ban2) sze# engar#?-zi
5. 5(ban2) dingir-lu2-sa6
reverse
1. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
2. iti a2-ki-ti
3. mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
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): 38.0 high × 42.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 88
[Politi2005DTBM] Politi, Janet, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2005. The Drehem Texts in the British Museum (DTBM). Nisaba 8. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.
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- Museum No.: BM 108891
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- Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) [uncertain]
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.06.00 (us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 | 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 14:51:54 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:41:21 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (167382) (167382)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.108891) (BM.108891)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0407-57) (W_1914-0407-57)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 08, 088 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320508.
Nisaba 08, 088 artifact entry (No. P320508). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320508 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 088 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320508 (Accessed: August 11, 2025).
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