Nisaba 15, 1139 (P275058)

Letter tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Holt, W.C. (antiquarian), Australia

Museum Collection(s)

Holt, W.C. (antiquarian), Australia

Museum Number

Holt 06

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. lu2-{d}nanna
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 1(asz) sze gur
4. zi#?-ba-nu-um?
5. [n szu?-{d}]dumu-zi
6. [n x]-la-a
reverse
1. 1(asz) 1(ban2) gu-la-as?
2. sze-ba iti du6-ku3 u3 apin-du8-a
3. ki-ni-ta
4. he2-ne-eb-szum2-mu

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period 00.00.07.00 to 00.00.08.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P275058

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Holt, W.C. (antiquarian), Australia
Museum Number Holt 06
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158722

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 1139

    [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. Studi Assiriologici Messinesi 15. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-06-28 at 19:17:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-10-13 at 13:44:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-09-20 at 13:55:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-10-31 at 13:15:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-09-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 1139 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P275058.
Nisaba 15, 1139 artifact entry (No. P275058). (2005, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275058
Nisaba 15, 1139 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275058 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	month = {sep 27},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275058},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275058},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 1139 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P275058.
Nisaba 15, 1139 artifact entry (No. P275058). (2005, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275058
Nisaba 15, 1139 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275058 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 1139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275058},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275058},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/9/27/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P275058
LB  - CDLI:P275058
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 1139 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275058
ER  -
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