Nisaba 15, 0079 (P333719)

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 079

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 5(disz) sila3 ninda
3. i-s,ur-dingir lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
4. u4 kusz ha-szi-ti-um elam-e-ne sa gi4-gi4-de3 im-gen-na-a
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
6. 5(disz) sila3 ninda
7. [a-ga-ab-si-in] lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz
9. 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. [lu2]-sza-[lim] lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
reverse
1. u4# lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz
3. 2(disz)? sila3 ninda
4. da-da lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
5. u4 ki-masz{ki}-sze3 im-gen-na-a
  blank space
6. szunigin 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz
7. szunigin 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda
  blank space
8. zi-ga iti szu-gar-gal
9. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
left
1. u4 n-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P333719

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 079
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 171088

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 79

    [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.

    messenger text, zi-ga for messengers


  • 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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-02-24 at 09:57:37 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, 0079 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P333719.
Nisaba 15, 0079 artifact entry (No. P333719). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333719 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 15, 0079 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333719 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0079 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P333719.
Nisaba 15, 0079 artifact entry (No. P333719). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333719 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 15, 0079 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333719 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {Nisaba 15, 0079 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333719},
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