Nisaba 08, 048 (P202540)

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 103424

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

44.0 mm × 99.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) udu gub-ba-am3
2. iti a2-ki-ti u4 1(u) ba-zal
3. 6(disz) udu ba-usz2 al-dar-ra sza3 mu-kux(DU)-ra-<ta>
4. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) udu |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta
5. 1(u) udu ki in-ta-e3-a-ta
6. 1(u) 9(disz) udu ki isz-me-dingir-ta
7. 2(u) 1(disz) udu ki sukkal-mah-ta
8. 5(disz) sila4 mu-kux(DU) lugal-ta
9. 1(u) udu ki szesz-kal-la dub-sar-ta
10. 1(gesz2) 1(u) udu ki za-a-num2-ta
11. 6(disz) udu ki nu-ur2-i3-li2-ta
12. 2(disz) udu ki {d}en-lil2-la2-ta
13. 2(u) udu ki szu-{d}iszkur ba-ba-ti-ta
14. 1(disz) udu ki SI-A!-a-ta
15. 2(disz) udu ki a2-i3-li2-ta
16. 6(disz) udu ki hu-nu-nu-ur-ta
17. 2(u) udu ki ka5-a-mu-ta
18. 3(disz) udu ba-usz2 ki ka5-a-mu-ta
19. 2(disz) udu ki puzur4-{d}en-lil2-ta
20. 1(disz) udu ki ab-ba-kal-la-ta
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21. sza3-bi 6(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz)-ta
22. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) udu siskur2-gu-la a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
23. 3(u) udu e2-muhaldim a-ra2 4(disz)-kam
24. iti a2-ki-ti
reverse
1. 1(u) 6(disz) [...]-sze3
2. zi-ga lugal
3. 5(u) 5(disz) udu kiszib3 ka5-a-mu
4. 1(u) [udu] kiszib3 dingir-ba-ni
5. 2(disz) [udu] kiszib3 lu2-du10-ga
6. 1(disz) udu kiszib3 lugal-ezem sagi
7. 1(disz) udu kiszib3 lu2-{d}szul-gi
8. 1(u) 6(disz) [udu] sipa ur#-ra
9. 2(gesz2) [x] 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) [x] kiszib3 isz-me-dingir
10. sza3 kiszib3-ba
11. 4(u) 4(disz) udu ur-tur kuruszda sanga
12. 2(disz) masz2 ur-{d}nin-mu2
13. 2(disz) masz2 i-din-er3-ra
14. 1(disz) masz2 ur-nig2 dumu {d}nansze-kam
15. 1(disz) masz2 ur-{d}ig-alim dub-sar
16. 2(disz) udu szesz-kal-la dub-sar#
17. 1(disz) udu ur-tum-ma-al i3-du8
18. 1(disz) udu lugal-ezem sipa gu4
19. 4(disz) udu lugal-iti-da
20. 1(disz) udu lu2-{d}suen aga3-us2 ugula
21. 1(disz) masz2 lu2#-{d}en-lil2-la2 i3-du8
22. 1(disz) masz2 szesz#?-gi
23. 1(disz) udu ur-saga szesz {d}nanna-ku3-zu
24. 1(disz) udu pu3-um-wa-qar
25. 1(disz) udu ze2-e-nam ad-kup4
26. 2(disz) udu siskur2 sza3 e2-udu
27. 7(disz) udu {d}en-lil2-la2 mu udu-na-sze3#
28. 3(disz) udu ur-mes dumu iri-na
left
column 1
1. [1(disz)] {munus}asz2-gar3 e2-sze3
2. du11-ga i3-dab5
column 2
1. 1(disz) udu edin-e-ki-ag2
column 3
1. 5(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz)
2. zi-ga-am3
column 4
1. 3(u) 5(disz) udu gub-ba-am3
2. 8(disz) udu ba-usz2 ba-dar
column 5
1. nig2-ka9 sa3-si2#
2. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
3. u4 1(u) ba-zal

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): 44.0 high × 99.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 48

    [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 103424
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.06.10, 00.00.07.10
  • 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
2016-07-28 at 15:42:45 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-06-05 at 17:08:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:34:07 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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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 08, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P202540.
Nisaba 08, 048 artifact entry (No. P202540). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P202540 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 08, 048 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P202540 (Accessed: April 27, 2024).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P202540},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P202540},
}


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