Nisaba 08, 005 (P202531)

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 024176

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Garments in the Esagdana.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 tab-ba szar3
2. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 szar3
3. 4(disz) tug2 guz-za su3?-a szar3
4. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za tab-ba szar3
5. 6(disz) tug2 guz-za szar3
6. 8(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 usz-bar#
7. 9(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
8. [(x)] i3-li2-a [(x)]
reverse
1. [x] x {d#}ba-ba6
2. mu-kux(DU)
3. ki inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
4. {d}ba-ba6-eb2-gu-ul
5. szu ba-ti
6. sza3 e2 sag-da-na nibru{ki}
7. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
8. mu {d#}nanna kar-zi-da a-ra2 2(disz)-kam-asz e2-a-na ba-ku4?

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): 40.0 high × 53.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • primary: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 5

    [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 024176
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.36.11.00 (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 14:34:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:33:13 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, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P202531.
Nisaba 08, 005 artifact entry (No. P202531). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P202531 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 08, 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P202531 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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