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Nisaba 08, 100 (P320519)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 114894

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) udu
2. 1(u) 1(disz) sila4 gub
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) u8
4. 1(u) 1(disz) kir11 gub
5. 3(disz) ud5
6. [szu]-gid2 |BAD3.AN|#[{ki}]
reverse
(rev. not visible)
envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) udu
2. 1(u) 1(disz) sila4 gub
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) u8
4. 1(u) 1(disz)# kir11 gub
5. 3(disz) ud5
6. szu-gid2 |BAD3.AN|{ki}
reverse
1. ki [...]
2. ab-ba-sa6-[ga] i3-dab5
3. kiszib3# na-ra-am#-[i3]-li2#
4. iti ezem-mah#
5. mu {d}amar#-{d}[suen] lugal#
seal 1
column 1
1. [{d}]szul#-gi
2. nita# kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
column 2
1. na-ra-am#-i3-li2
2. sukkal i3-du8
3. ARAD2-zu

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 44.0 high × 54.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 100

[Politi2005DTBM] Politi, Janet, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2005. The Drehem Texts in the British Museum (DTBM). Nisaba 8. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 114894
Accession No.: 1921-02-12, 0035

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.09.00
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Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:51:56	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-04-10 at 08:41:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (165657) (165657)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.114894) (BM.114894)
The British Museum Collection (W_1921-0212-35) (W_1921-0212-35)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 000300 (composite) (P430398)	Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 08, 100 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320519.

Nisaba 08, 100 artifact entry (No. P320519). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320519 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 08, 100 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320519 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 100 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320519},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320519},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 08, 100 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320519.

Nisaba 08, 100 artifact entry (No. P320519). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320519 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 08, 100 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320519 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 100 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320519},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320519},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P320519
LB  - CDLI:P320519
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - Nisaba 08, 100 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P320519
ER  -