Nisaba 08, 150 (P320569)

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 117214

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

28.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 1(disz) udu
2. 9(disz) sila4
3. ki ka-tar DU!
4. u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam
reverse
1. [...] x
2. in-ta-e3-a
3. i3-dab5
4. iti a2-ki-ti
5. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
left
1. 4(u)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P320569

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 28.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 15.0 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 117214
Accession Number 1925-05-09, 0036

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 165778
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.117214
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1925-0509-36

References

  • primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 150

    [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
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:52:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:43:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 08, 150 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320569.
Nisaba 08, 150 artifact entry (No. P320569). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320569 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 150 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320569 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 150 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320569},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320569},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 08, 150 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320569.
Nisaba 08, 150 artifact entry (No. P320569). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320569 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 150 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320569 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 150 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320569},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320569},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P320569
LB  - CDLI:P320569
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - Nisaba 08, 150 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P320569
ER  -
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