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Nisaba 08, 120 (P320539)

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 117179

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

39.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz) udu
2. 5(u) 9(disz) u8
3. 2(u) 9(disz) masz2
4. 9(disz) ud5
5. iti u5-bi2-gu7
6. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 9(disz) udu
7. 2(u) 7(disz) u8
8. 1(u) 6(disz) sila4 gaba
9. 3(u) 6(disz) masz2
10. 4(u) 4(disz) ud5
reverse
1. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu
2. bala ur-{d}lamma ensi2 gir2-su{ki}
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3. szunigin 5(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) udu
4. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) masz2
5. szu la2-a bala-a zi-ga
6. ki na-lu5-ta
7. be-li2-a-zu i3-dab5
8. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} u3 hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 39.0 high × 51.0 wide × 19.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 120

[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 117179
Accession No.: 1925-05-09, 0001

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: Šulgi.47.03.00, Šulgi.47.04.00 (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:57	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:51:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-04-10 at 08:42:19	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (165676)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.117179)
The British Museum Collection (W_1925-0509-1)

Notes

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“Nisaba 08, 120 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320539.

Nisaba 08, 120 artifact entry (No. P320539). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320539 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 08, 120 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320539 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).

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	year = {2023},
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	title = {Nisaba 08, 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320539},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320539},
}

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“Nisaba 08, 120 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320539.

Nisaba 08, 120 artifact entry (No. P320539). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320539 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 08, 120 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320539 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 08, 120 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P320539},
}

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