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Nisaba 08, 384 (P321035)

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 135557

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 × 67.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila4
2. ur-tum-ma-al
3. 1(disz) sila4 szu-i3-li2-szu
4. 1(disz) sila4 i-zu-sa-bar
5. 1(disz) sila4 puzur4-a-bi-<ih>
6. 1(disz) sila4 tu-ra-am-i3-li2
7. 1(disz) sila4 i-ku-um-mi-szar
8. 1(disz) sila4 esz18-dar-nu-id
9. 1(disz) sila4 er3-ra-ur-sag
10. 1(disz) masz2 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3
11. dam kur-giri3-ni-sze3
reverse
1. 4(disz) udu u2 1(disz) u8 sila4 nu-a
2. 1(disz) ud5 masz2 nu-a 4(disz) sila4
3. a-hu-ni
4. 1(disz) sila4 szu-ga-ga
5. 1(disz) sila4 ur-nigar{gar}
6. 1(disz) sila4 ur-{d}isztaran
7. u4 1(u)-kam mu-kux(DU)
8. in-ta-e3-a i3-dab5
9. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}suen dub-sar
10. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
11. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
left
1. 2(u) 7(disz)

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 × 67.0 wide × 22.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 384

[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 135557
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.11.10
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	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
2016-07-28 at 15:42:58	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2015-03-21 at 21:52:37	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Liu Changyu		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:52:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-04-10 at 08:48:38	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 (167405) (167405)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.135557) (BM.135557)
British Museum Collection (W_1970-1217-1) (W_1970-1217-1)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 08, 384 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321035.

Nisaba 08, 384 artifact entry (No. P321035). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321035 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 08, 384 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321035 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 384 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321035},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321035},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 08, 384 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P321035.

Nisaba 08, 384 artifact entry (No. P321035). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P321035 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 08, 384 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P321035 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 384 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P321035},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P321035},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/4/
TI  - Nisaba 08, 384 artifact entry
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