Nisaba 08, 100 (P320519)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 114894

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) udu
2. 1(u) 1(disz) sila4 gub
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) u8
4. 1(u) 1(disz) kir11 gub
5. 3(disz) ud5
6. [szu]-gid2 |BAD3.AN|#[{ki}]
reverse
  (rev. not visible)
envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) udu
2. 1(u) 1(disz) sila4 gub
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) u8
4. 1(u) 1(disz)# kir11 gub
5. 3(disz) ud5
6. szu-gid2 |BAD3.AN|{ki}
reverse
1. ki [...]
2. ab-ba-sa6-[ga] i3-dab5
3. kiszib3# na-ra-am#-[i3]-li2#
4. iti ezem-mah#
5. mu {d}amar#-{d}[suen] lugal#
seal 1
column 1
1. [{d}]szul#-gi
2. nita# kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
column 2
1. na-ra-am#-i3-li2
2. sukkal i3-du8
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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 44.0 high × 54.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 100

    [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 114894
  • Accession No.: 1921-02-12, 0035

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.09.00
  • 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
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:41:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000300 (composite) (P430398) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 08, 100 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320519.
Nisaba 08, 100 artifact entry (No. P320519). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320519 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 08, 100 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320519 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 100 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320519},
}

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