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Nisaba 08, 379 (P321030)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 134953

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

40.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 2(disz) [...] ma-na siki gir2-gul#
2. na4 1(asz) gu2 2(disz) ma-na-ta#
3. bar udu mu-kux(DU)-ra
4. ki lu2-kal-la-ta
5. du-u2-du
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
3. iti diri ezem-{d}me-ki-gal2-sze3
4. iti 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
5. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5 [...] bad3 mar-tu [...]-ti-id-ni#-[im ...]

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): 40.0 high × 47.0 wide × 19.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 379

[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 134953
Accession No.: 1967-12-11, 0001

Provenience

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

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.01.00 (us2 year), Šū-Suen.05.12d.00 (intercalated) (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.05.01.00 (us2 year) to Šū-Suen.05.12d.00 (intercalated) (us2 year)

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2017-07-11 at 19:39:09	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Reckling, Lucas		CDLI	approved
2016-03-04 at 17:00:53	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:52:29	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-04-10 at 08:48:30	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	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 (167400) (167400)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.134953) (BM.134953)
The British Museum Collection (W_1967-1211-1) (W_1967-1211-1)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 08, 379 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321030.

Nisaba 08, 379 artifact entry (No. P321030). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321030 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 08, 379 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321030 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 379 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321030},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321030},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 08, 379 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321030.

Nisaba 08, 379 artifact entry (No. P321030). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321030 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 08, 379 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321030 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 379 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321030},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321030},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P321030
M1  - 2026/1/2/
TI  - Nisaba 08, 379 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P321030
ER  -