Nisaba 08, 073 (P202536)

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 104455

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

52.0 mm × 87.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 4(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 2/3(asz) gu2 gi-zi
  2/3(asz) is the standard 2/3 sign
2. ur-{d}dam-gal-nun-na dub-sar kasz
3. 1(szar2) 6(gesz2) 5(u) gu2 1(u) gin2 gi-zi
4. ur-{d}[szul]-pa-e3 dub-sar kasz
5. sza3 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan{ki}
6. 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 1/3(asz) gu2 gi-zi
  1/3(asz) is the standard 1/3 sign
7. ur-{d}dam-gal-nun-na dub-sar kasz
8. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 1/3(asz) gu2 gi-zi
  1/3(asz) is the standard 1/3 sign
reverse
1. ur-[{d}szul]-pa-e3 dub-sar kasz
2. sza3 nibru{ki}
3. szunigin 2(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) gu2 gi-zi
4. a2 erin2 gir2-su{ki}
5. ki sukkal-mah-ta
6. mu-kux(DU)
7. {d}[szul]-gi-i3-li2 szu ba-ti
8. giri3 lu2#-giri17-zal
9. iti masz-da3-gu7
10. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. {d}szul-gi-i3-li2
2. dub-sar
3. ARAD2-zu

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): 52.0 high × 87.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 73

    [Politi2005DTBM] Politi, Janet, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2005. The Drehem Texts in the British Museum (DTBM). Nisaba 8. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104455
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.02.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:52 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-11-10 at 10:42:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:42:49 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:33:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000381 (composite) (P430477) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 08, 073 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P202536.
Nisaba 08, 073 artifact entry (No. P202536). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P202536 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 08, 073 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P202536 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P202536},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P202536},
}


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