Nisaba 15, 0303 (P333666)

Administrative tablet 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 026

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(szar'u) 5(szar2) sa gi
2. gurusz 1(disz)-am3 u4 1(disz)-sze3 2(u) 2(disz)? sa-ta
3. a2-bi 5(disz) sila3-ta
reverse
1. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
  calculation: expecting n sa gi ÷ n sa-ta x 5 = sze-bi, but no apparent solution here
2. mu bala-a-sze3
3. ki ur-mes ensi2 iri-sa12-rig7{ki}-ta
4. lu2-{d}nanna szu ba-ti
  blank space
  seal impression
5. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-mes
2. dumu ur-sa6#-[ga]
3. ensi2 [iri-sa12-rig7{ki}]
4. ARAD2-zu

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
CDLI Seals 006048 (composite) (P458758) S006048 Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P333666

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) Department of Jordanian Antiquities, Amman, Jordan
Museum Number ILAJ IV 026
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 171036

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 303

    [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.

    szu ba-ti, mu bala-a-sze3

  • 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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:54 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-05 at 09:38:17 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-10-13 at 13:44:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-08-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0303 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P333666.
Nisaba 15, 0303 artifact entry (No. P333666). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333666 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 15, 0303 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333666 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0303 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P333666.
Nisaba 15, 0303 artifact entry (No. P333666). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333666 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 15, 0303 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333666 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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