Nisaba 08, 380 (P321031)

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 134954

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

32.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz)] sila4# i3-lal3-lum
2. [1(disz)] sila4 lu2-{d}nanna szabra {d}utu
3. 1(disz) sila4 {d}szul-gi-nu-ri dumu-munus i-szar-ra-masz
4. 1(disz) sila4 lu2-{d}nanna
reverse
1. 1(disz) sila4 a-ta2-kal2-szum
2. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. ab#-ba-sa6-ga
5. [i3]-dab5
6. [iti] ezem#-{d}szul-gi
7. [mu en] eridu{ki} ba-hun
left
1. 5(disz)#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P321031

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 32.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 18.0 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 134954
Accession Number 1967-12-11, 0002

External resources

References

  • primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 380

    [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 13:39:11 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 14:52:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:48:32 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, 380 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321031.
Nisaba 08, 380 artifact entry (No. P321031). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321031 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 380 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321031 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321031},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 08, 380 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321031.
Nisaba 08, 380 artifact entry (No. P321031). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321031 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 380 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321031 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321031},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321031},
}

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PY  - 2023
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