Nisaba 15, 1036 (P332485)

Administrative tablet excavated in Irisagrig (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Cohen, M., USA

Museum Collection(s)

Cohen, M., USA

Museum Number

Cohen 01

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. isz#-tu iri#-sa12-rig7{ki}
 en: From Irisagrig
2. _2(disz) da-na 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) ninda us2_
 en: 2 danna 1560 ninda length (ca. 30,960m)
3. a-na _ka i7_ t,a-bi2-ma-ma
 en: to the mouth of the “waterway Ṭabi-mama”;
4. isz-tu _ka i7_ t,a-bi2-ma-ma
 en: the mouth of the waterway Ṭabi-mama
5. _5(disz) da-na 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) ninda us2_
 en: 5 danna 840 ninda length (ca. 59,040m)
6. a-na _ka# i7_ {d}en-lil2
 en: to the mouth of the “waterway Enlil”;
7. isz-tu _ka i7_ {d}en-lil2
 en: From the mouth of the “waterway Enlil”
reverse
1. _2(disz) da-na 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) ninda_
 en: 2 danna 1680 ninda (ca. 31,680m)
2. a-na {gesz}kiri6 lu2-szu-ki-na
 en: to the orchard “Lu-šukina”;
  blank space
3. _szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) da-na 8(gesz2) ninda us2_
 en: total: 11 danna 480 ninda length (ca. 121,680m)
4. isz-tu iri-sa12-rig7{ki}
 en: from Irisagrig
5. a-na {gesz}kiri6 lu2-szu-ki-na
 en: to the orchard “Lu-šukina”.
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P332485

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Cohen, M., USA
Museum Number Cohen 01
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164111

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 1036

    [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.

  • history: CUSAS 3, 1497

    [Owen2007CUSAS3] Owen, David I., and Rudolf H. Mayr. 2007. The Garšana Archives. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:55:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-05 at 09:38:18 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-06-28 at 16:11:09 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
2011-07-22 at 14:56:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:50:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:53:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 1036 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 15, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332485.
Nisaba 15, 1036 artifact entry (No. P332485). (2006, April 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332485
Nisaba 15, 1036 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332485 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
@misc{2006Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 15},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 1036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332485},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332485},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/15/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332485
LB  - CDLI:P332485
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 1036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332485
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 1036 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 15, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332485.
Nisaba 15, 1036 artifact entry (No. P332485). (2006, April 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332485
Nisaba 15, 1036 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332485 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
@misc{2006Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 15},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 1036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332485},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332485},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/15/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332485
LB  - CDLI:P332485
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 1036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332485
ER  -
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