Nisaba 31/2, 140 (P377064)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 111288

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) [...]
2. [...] E2
3. [...]
reverse
1. u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
2. sza3 bala-a#
  blank space
  seal impression
3. iti szu-esz-sza
4. [mu] en ga-esz-sza[{ki}] ba-hun
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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    illegible

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: Nisaba 31/2, 140

    [Alivernini2019Nisaba31/2] Alivernini, Sergio, and Angela Greco. 2019. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the Géjou Collection Kept in the British Museum. Nisaba 31. Messina: DICAM.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 111288
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) [uncertain] Provenience Comments:

    Drehem or Ur

  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.08.17
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-09 at 18:51:55 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-11-08 at 02:27:21 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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

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

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 31/2, 140 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P377064.
Nisaba 31/2, 140 artifact entry (No. P377064). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P377064 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 31/2, 140 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P377064 (Accessed: July 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 31/2, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P377064},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P377064},
}


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