Nisaba 15, 0546 (P387879)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 387879

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sze gur
3. ki wa-qar-tum-ta
4. 3(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3 gur 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
  NB silver equivalent sesame seed 75 sila3 per shekel; P290381 has 72, P134293 has 100, P135982 has 60
5. ki nin-za3-ge-si-ta
6. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) sze gur
reverse
1. ki ur-mes-ta
2. 6(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
3. e2-gal-ta
  blank space
4. szunigin 2(u) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin3 ku3-babbar
  calculation: 117 105/180 + 900/1 + (10356/75 =) 138 14.4/180 + 268/1 + 360 = 29.43 119.4/180; text has 29.43 2/3
  blank space
5. a2-la-la dam-gar3
6. szu ba-ti
7. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki}-ka mu-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P387879

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) anonymous
Museum Number Anonymous 387879
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 173184

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 546

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-02-28 at 17:16:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-06-26 at 12:10:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-06-26 at 12:07:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-10-13 at 13:44:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Owen, David I. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0546 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P387879.
Nisaba 15, 0546 artifact entry (No. P387879). (2008, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387879
Nisaba 15, 0546 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387879 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387879},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P387879
M1  - 2026/11/5/
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0546 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P387879.
Nisaba 15, 0546 artifact entry (No. P387879). (2008, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387879
Nisaba 15, 0546 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387879 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2008},
	month = {oct 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0546 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P387879},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387879},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2008/10/19/
PY  - 2008
ID  - P387879
LB  - CDLI:P387879
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0546 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P387879
ER  -
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