Nisaba 15, 1094 (P333683)

Letter 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 043

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) sze gur
2. sze-ba giri3-se3-ga tug2 nig2-dag
3. ugula a-mur-dingir
4. giri3 {d}szul-gi-mi-szar
reverse
1. ki ur-mes ensi2-ta
2. ba-zi
3. zar3 he2-eb-tab-e
4. sze gesz he2-eb-ra-ra
5. iti masz-da3-gu7
6. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P333683

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Jordanian Antiquities, Amman, Jordan
Museum Number ILAJ IV 043
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 171053

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 1094

    [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.

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  • 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 19:17:35 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
2006-08-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 1094 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P333683.
Nisaba 15, 1094 artifact entry (No. P333683). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333683 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 15, 1094 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333683 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 1094 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P333683.
Nisaba 15, 1094 artifact entry (No. P333683). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333683 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 15, 1094 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333683 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333683},
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