Nisaba 15, 0662 (P388024)

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

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, Germany

Museum Number

Kress 269

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

48.0 mm × 41.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) kasz
 en: 1 barig beer,
2. 1(barig) ninda
 en: 1 barig bread,
3. lu2 si-masz-ku-um{ki}-me
 en: (for the) men of Simaškum;
4. u4 si-masz-ku-um{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a
 en: when to Simaškum they went,
reverse
1. giri3 sa6-a-ga lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
 en: via Sa’aga, royal messenger,
2. <u4> kiszib3 sukkal-mah iri{ki}-ta iri{ki}-sze3 mu-de6-sza-a
 en: when the sealed document of Grand-chancellor from the city to the city they carried,
3. zi-ga
 en: booked out;
  some text moved to next line
4. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
 en: extra month “Harvest,”
5. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
 en: year “Ibbi-Suen is king.”
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}[szu-{d}suen]
 en: Šu-Suen,
2. lugal kal#-[ga]
 en: strong king,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-[ma]
 en: king of Ur:
column 2
1. [sa3-a-ga]
 en: Sa’aga,
2. [lu2 kas4]
 en: messenger,
3. [dumu i-...]
 en: son of I-...,
4. [ARAD2-zu]
 en: your servant.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006095 (composite) (P458805) S006095 Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P388024

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 41.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) anonymous, Germany
Museum Number Kress 269
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 173312

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 662

    [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
2017-01-29 at 15:18:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-06-28 at 16:10:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-06-28 at 15:37:02 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, 0662 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P388024.
Nisaba 15, 0662 artifact entry (No. P388024). (2008, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388024
Nisaba 15, 0662 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388024 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388024},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0662 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P388024.
Nisaba 15, 0662 artifact entry (No. P388024). (2008, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388024
Nisaba 15, 0662 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388024 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2008},
	month = {oct 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0662 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388024},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388024},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2008/10/19/
PY  - 2008
ID  - P388024
LB  - CDLI:P388024
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0662 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388024
ER  -
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