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Nisaba 08, 366 (P321015)

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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 120133

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

48.0 mm × 53.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
(traces of signs visible on the obv.)
reverse
1. ki bar-bar-li2-a-ta
2. dingir-ba-ni szu ba-ti
3. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu#
4. [(x)] u4# 1(u) 2(disz) x [...]
seal 1
illegible

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
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 48.0 high × 53.0 wide
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 366

[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 120133
Accession No.: 1928-02-11, 0113

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.05.12 ?
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	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
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:52:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-04-10 at 08:48:11	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 (167389) (167389)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.120133) (BM.120133)
British Museum Collection (W_1928-0211-113) (W_1928-0211-113)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 08, 366 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321015.

Nisaba 08, 366 artifact entry (No. P321015). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321015 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 08, 366 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321015 (Accessed: March 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 366 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321015},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321015},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 08, 366 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321015.

Nisaba 08, 366 artifact entry (No. P321015). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321015 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 08, 366 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321015 (Accessed: March 22, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 366 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321015},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321015},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/22/
TI  - Nisaba 08, 366 artifact entry
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