Nisaba 15, 0144 (P453666)

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

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 453666

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
column 1
1. 2(disz) ma-la-ku udu
2. 5(disz) sila3 tu7 5(disz) ku6
3. szu-{d}en-lil2-la2 dumu-lugal
4. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
5. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
6. a-bu-um-dingir lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
7. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
8. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
9. ur-ti-il-mu-tum lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
10. 2(disz) ma-la-ku udu
11. 4(disz) sila3 tu7 4(disz) ku6
12. lu2-dingir-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
13. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
14. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
15. bi-ri!-za lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
16. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
17. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
18. szu-{d}iszkur lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
19. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
20. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
21. [... lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal]
22. 4(asz) [...]
23. a-hu-ba-qar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
column 2
1. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
2. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
3. lugal-ezem lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
4. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
5. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
6. a-bil-a-ti lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
7. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
8. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
9. ma-ba?-du-uk lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
10. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
11. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
12. szu-{d}suen lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
13. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
14. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
15. er3-ra-nu-id lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
16. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
17. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
18. a-hu-ba-qar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
19. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
20. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
21. szu-{d}nin-isin2? sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
22. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
23. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
24. [...]
25. [...]
26. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. a-hu-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
7. u4 erin2 sze gesz-i3 zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a
8. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
9. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
10. a-na-ti lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
11. u4 sze zi-zi-de3 ki szagina-e-ne-sze3
12. im-gen-na-a
13. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
14. 2(disz) sila3 tu7
15. 2(disz) ku6
16. lu2-sza-lim lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
17. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
18. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
19. i-di3-{d}iszkur lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
20. u4 erin2 sze gur10-gur10-de3 zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a
21. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
22. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
23. szu-esz18-dar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [n ...]
6. u4 x-x-x{ki}-ta
7. ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a
8. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
9. 3(disz) sila3 tu7 3(disz) ku6
10. [...]-ba?-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
11. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
12. x-x-x lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
13. u4 [...] im-e-re-sza-a
14. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
15. x-x-x lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
16. u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a
  blank space
17. szunigin 2(u) 8(disz) ma-la-ku udu
18. szunigin 5(u)? sila3 tu7
19. szunigin 5(u)? ku6
20. zi-ga
21. iti szu-gar-gal
22. mu us2-sa en [eridu{ki}] ba-hun
left
1. u4 4(disz)?-kam

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/P453666

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) anonymous
Museum Number Anonymous 453666
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 192813
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 1120

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 144

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:47:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:30:20 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
2013-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Aupperle, Eric; Owen, David I. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0144 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P453666.
Nisaba 15, 0144 artifact entry (No. P453666). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453666 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 15, 0144 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453666 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0144 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453666},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0144 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P453666.
Nisaba 15, 0144 artifact entry (No. P453666). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453666 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 15, 0144 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453666 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453666},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453666},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/10/24/
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