Nisaba 15, 1090 (P333662)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Irisagrig (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Jordanian Antiquities, Amman, Jordan

Museum Collection(s)

Department of Jordanian Antiquities, Amman, Jordan

Museum Number

ILAJ IV 022

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
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(asz)? 4(barig) sze gur
3. sze-ba nar a-sza3 ne
4. ugula da-da-ga
5. giri3 {d}en-ki-he2-gal2
reverse
1. ki ur-mes ensi2-ta
2. ba-zi
3. iti a2-ki-ti
4. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
envelope
1. [1(u) 6(asz)? 4(barig) sze gur]
3. [sze-ba nar a-sza3]-ne#
4. [ugula] da-da#-[ga]
5. giri3# {d}en#-[ki-he2-gal2]
6. [ki] ur#-mes# [ensi2-ta]
reverse
  broken
seal 1
1. ur-nigar{gar}
2. [dub-sar]
3. [dumu ...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

sealed

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P333662

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Jordanian Antiquities, Amman, Jordan
Museum Number ILAJ IV 022
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 171032

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 1090

    [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.

    ba-zi

  • history: Pettinato in An Endangered Cultural Heritage

    [Pettinato2005Endangered] Pettinato, Giovanni. 2005. Edited by Roberta Menegazzi. An Endangered Cultural Heritage : Iraqi Antiquities Recovered in Jordan, Monografie di Mesopotamia, 7: 81–98.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-11 at 18:48:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2014-06-28 at 19:17:34 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
2006-08-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 1090 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P333662.
Nisaba 15, 1090 artifact entry (No. P333662). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333662 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 15, 1090 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333662 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	title = {Nisaba 15, 1090 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333662},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 1090 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P333662.
Nisaba 15, 1090 artifact entry (No. P333662). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333662 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 15, 1090 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333662 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 1090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P333662},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333662},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/11/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P333662
LB  - CDLI:P333662
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 1090 artifact entry
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