Nisaba 15, 1116 (P405454)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, Germany

Museum Number

Kress 176

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

57.0 mm × 44.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) x-x-x
2. siskur2 x-x-x
3. 1(disz) x-x-x
4. siskur2 x-x-x
5. u4 a?-x-x-x
reverse
1. ba-ab-du8-a
2. giri3 lugal-im-ru-a
  blank space
  seal impression
3. zi-ga
  some text moved to next line
4. iti szu-gar-ra u4 2(u) 8(disz) ba-zal
5. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-uri{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2
seal 1
1. lugal-[im-ru-a]
2. dub-[sar]
3. [dumu] lu2-[{d}ab-u2]

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 003510 (composite) (P456220) S003510 Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P405454

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 57.0 mm × 44.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) anonymous, Germany
Museum Number Kress 176
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 192737

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 1116

    [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
2014-06-28 at 19:17:36 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
2011-07-22 at 15:06:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-04-22 at 08:58:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-04-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 1116 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 21, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P405454.
Nisaba 15, 1116 artifact entry (No. P405454). (2010, April 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405454
Nisaba 15, 1116 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405454 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {apr 21},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 1116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405454},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405454},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/4/21/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P405454
LB  - CDLI:P405454
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 1116 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P405454
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 1116 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 21, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P405454.
Nisaba 15, 1116 artifact entry (No. P405454). (2010, April 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405454
Nisaba 15, 1116 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405454 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {apr 21},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 1116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405454},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405454},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/4/21/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P405454
LB  - CDLI:P405454
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 1116 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P405454
ER  -
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