Nisaba 15, 0244 (P453726)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Irisagrig (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Adra, Jawad, Heri, Lebanon

Museum Collection(s)

Adra, Jawad, Heri, Lebanon

Museum Number

Adra 158

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
  (enclosed in envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 3(u) gurusz
2. 2(disz) sila3 ku6 al-nag4-ga2-ta
3. ku6 al-nag4-ga2-bi 1(gesz2)
4. erin2 |ENxMASZ|-kak-e-ne
reverse
1. lu2 masz-kan2 pu-sza{ki}
2. u4 uru4 {gesz}gaba-tab <a-sza3> na-bi2-{d}szul-gi-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a
3. szu ba-ab-ti
4. nu-banda3 a-bu-ma
5. zi#-ga
  some text moved to next line
6. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
7. [mu] a-si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. a-bu-um-ma
2. dumu la-ra-bu-[um]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001688 (composite) (P454398) S001688 Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P453726

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Adra, Jawad, Heri, Lebanon
Museum Number Adra 158
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 192868

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 244

    [Owen2013Nisaba15] Owen, David I. 2013. Cuneiform Texts Primarily from Iri-Saĝrig / Āl-Šarrākī and the History of the Ur III Period. Volume I: Commentary and Indexes. Volume II: Catalogue and Texts. Nisaba 15. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-12-20 at 14:03:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-06-25 at 13:26:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2013-10-13 at 13:44:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Aupperle, Eric; Owen, David I. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0244 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453726.
Nisaba 15, 0244 artifact entry (No. P453726). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453726
Nisaba 15, 0244 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453726 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2013Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0244 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453726},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453726},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2013/9/19/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P453726
LB  - CDLI:P453726
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0244 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453726
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0244 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453726.
Nisaba 15, 0244 artifact entry (No. P453726). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453726
Nisaba 15, 0244 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453726 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2013Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0244 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453726},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453726},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2013/9/19/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P453726
LB  - CDLI:P453726
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0244 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453726
ER  -
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