Nisaba 15, 0603 (P412147)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Irisagrig (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 58-06-031

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

54.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
  (enclosed within envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. [n] ad3 gu4
2. 5(disz) ad3 udu
3. n ad3 ir7{muszen}
4. 5(disz) ad3 tu-gur4{muszen}
5. 2(gesz'u) 5(u) 7(disz) muszen-tur
reverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) sila3 tu7
2. 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) ku6-a
3. geme2 gesz-i3 sur-sur-ra
4. ib2-gu7
5. ki bi2-bi2 dub-sar i3
6. zi-ga iti gi-sig-ga
7. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. a-da-lal3
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ad-da-ta?
4. dub-sar

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 001704 (composite) (P454414) S001704 Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P412147

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 54.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 58-06-031
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190232
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 3275

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 603

    [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
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2014-06-28 at 16:10:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-06-28 at 15:37:01 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
2010-06-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Owen, David I. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0603 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P412147.
Nisaba 15, 0603 artifact entry (No. P412147). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412147 (Original work published 2010)
Nisaba 15, 0603 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412147 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0603 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P412147},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412147},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0603 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P412147.
Nisaba 15, 0603 artifact entry (No. P412147). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412147 (Original work published 2010)
Nisaba 15, 0603 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412147 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0603 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P412147},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412147},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P412147
LB  - CDLI:P412147
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0603 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P412147
ER  -
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