Nisaba 08, 009 (P202528)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 029930

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Cattle withdrawn from Na-lu5 for lunar feast; Drehem)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 19.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) 2(disz) udu
2. 4(disz) u8
3. 1(u) 9(disz) masz2
4. 1(u) 1(disz) ud5
5. 1(u) 7(disz) sila4 gaba
6. e2-u4-7(disz) iti u4 6(disz) ba-zal
7. 2(u) udu
8. 1(u) 3(disz) u8
9. 1(u) 4(disz) masz2 5(disz) sila4 kin-gi4-a
10. 4(u) 1(disz) ud5 2(u) 3(disz) sila4 gaba
reverse
1. e2-u4-1(u)-5(disz) iti u4 1(u) 3(disz) ba-zal
2. 2(u) 9(disz) udu 3(u) 2(disz) u8
3. 9(disz) sila4 kin-gi4
4. 3(u) 5(disz) masz2 1(u) ud5
5. e2 u4-sakar iti u4 2(u) 8(disz) ba-zal
6. bala ur-{d}lamma ensi2 gir2-su{ki}
7. ki na-lu5-ta ba-zi
8. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
9. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} u3 ki-masz{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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 38.0 high × 51.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 9

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 029930
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.11.28 (Reichskalender)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2011-07-22 at 14:34:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:33:02 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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20160310 firth: contents almost identical to P119659

Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 08, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P202528.
Nisaba 08, 009 artifact entry (No. P202528). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P202528 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 08, 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P202528 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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