Nisaba 08, 359 (P320994)

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 117428

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

22.0 mm × 22.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) masz2 a-dara4
2. ba-usz2
3. u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
4. ki lu2-dingir-ra
reverse
1. ur-nigar{gar}
2. szu ba-ti
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P320994

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 22.0 mm × 22.0 mm × 12.0 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 117428
Accession Number 1925-05-09, 0250

References

  • primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 359

    [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 14:52:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:48:03 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, 359 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320994.
Nisaba 08, 359 artifact entry (No. P320994). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320994 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 359 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320994 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320994},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 08, 359 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320994.
Nisaba 08, 359 artifact entry (No. P320994). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320994 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 359 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320994 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320994},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320994},
}

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