Nisaba 15, 0164 (P453681)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Adra, Jawad, Heri, Lebanon

Museum Number

Adra 060

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. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) a-bi2-du10
2. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) er3-ra-nu-id
3. 1(asz) e-la-ku-ru-ub
4. dumu i-zi-in-er3-ra
5. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) bu-ga-num2
6. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) PI-x dam e-a-a
7. 1(asz) a-bu-szu-ni dumu-ni
8. ugula-1(u) i-zi-in-er3-ra
9. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) szu-esz18-dar
10. 1(asz) i-ti-ti dumu dingir-ba-ni
11. 1(asz) ip-qu2-sza zah3?-ta
  blank space
13. ugula-1(u) dingir-ba-ni
14. 1(asz@c) puzur4-{d}dumu-zi dumu szu-ma?-ma? ba-usz2
15. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) a-x-x
16. [...]
17. [...]
18. [...]
19. [...]-x-x dumu dingir-ba-ni
20. [...]-du10
21. [...]
22. [...]
column 2
  blank space
1. ugula-1(u) sze-le2-pu-um
2. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze-ba na-ap-li2-is dumu# ta2-ku-ma-at
3. 1(asz) asz2-ku-ru-na ni2-e tak4-a
4. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) dingir-ba-ni szesz sza-al-mu ba-usz2
5. 1(asz) da-da-ni
6. 1(asz) da-a-a
7. dumu a-li2-ah-ha-sza
8. 1(asz@c) i-di3-lum
9. 1(asz) a-hu-szu-ni dumu-ni
10. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) dan-i3-li2
  blank space
11. ugula-1(u) e-ma-ma
12. 1(asz@c) a-bu-ni ugula-1(u)
13. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) e-pa?-x-x-da-ni-rum
14. 1(asz@c) a-da-ru-um
15. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) emeda-du10 dam szu-esz18-dar
  blank space
16. ugula-1(u) a-bu-ni
17. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) i-di3-dingir
18. 1(asz) puzur4-{d}en-lil2
19. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) szu-esz18-dar
20. [n] a-pil#?-li2-a
column 3
1. 1(asz) dingir-ba-ni
2. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) i-me-me
3. 1(asz) e-la-nu-id
  blank space
4. ugula-1(u) i-di3-lum
5. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 6(disz)
6. ugula-1(gesz2) szu-{d}iszkur
7. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) ku-ud-da
8. 1(asz) szu-i3-li2
9. 1(asz) nu dingir-ba-ni
10. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) emeda a-a-ba dam a-bi2-du10
11. 1(asz) la-al-ku-da
12. 1(asz@c) nu er3-e!?-bu-um
13. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) sza-at-er3-ra dam ku-ku
  blank space
14. ugula-1(u) i-di3-lum
15. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) geme2-nigar{gar} nin9? a-na-tum
16. 1(asz) usz2 ma-ma-a-hu-um
17. 1(asz) usz2 ga-ga na-gada
18. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) i3-li2-a-su2 dam sza-am-ni
19. 1(asz) puzur4-i3-li2
20. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) en-um-i3-li2
21. 1(asz) ta-a-ti
  blank space
22. ugula-1(u) pi-ip?-[x]
23. 1(asz@c) nu-hi-dingir
column 4
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) a-[x-x]
2. 1(asz) szu-{d}[...]
  blank space
3. ugula-1(u) {d}suen-[...]
4. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) tu-sza-lim ama szu-ma-me#?-[x]
5. 1(asz) usz2 i-di3-dingir
6. 1(asz) usz2 a-bil-a-ti
7. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) i-ku-zi-na dam i-pa2-li2-is
8. 1(asz) u3-da-[x]
  blank space
9. ugula-1(u) i-di3-[lum]
10. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) er3-e-bu-um
11. 1(asz) i3-li2-sza?-ti
12. ugula-1(u) szu-ni-um
13. 1(asz@c) asz2-ku-da-[x]
14. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) za-za-tum
15. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) ba-sza-tum dam a-hu#-ba-qar
16. 1(asz) bu-[x-x]
17. 1(asz) dingir-na-da
  blank space
18. ugula-1(u) ba?-i3-li2
  blank space
19. ugula gesz2 [i]-di3-lum
20. 1(asz@c) 2(barig) 1(ban2) na-bu-a dam bi2-la-lum
21. ugula-1(u) a-bu-ni
reverse
column 1
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column 2
  illegible
column 3
  illegible
  blank space
column 4
  blank space
1. gurum2 ak [dib-ba]
2. |ENxMASZ|-kak-e-ne
3. lu2 masz-kan2 pu-sza{ki}-me
4. nu-banda3 szu-esz18-dar
5. ur-mes ensi2
6. [giri3] ur-mes dub-sar
7. iti szu-gar-gal
8. [mu] en {d}nanna [kar]-zi#-da ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P453681

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Adra, Jawad, Heri, Lebanon
Museum Number Adra 060
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 192828

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 164

    [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 15. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-16 at 21:47:34 Pottorf, Andrew Transliteration Bartash, Vitali; Pottorf, Andrew Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2021-10-07 at 10:03:55 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2017-02-23 at 11:17:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:43:28 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-02-24 at 16:01:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2013-10-13 at 13:44:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Aupperle, Eric; Owen, David I. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0164 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453681.
Nisaba 15, 0164 artifact entry (No. P453681). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453681
Nisaba 15, 0164 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453681 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453681},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0164 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453681.
Nisaba 15, 0164 artifact entry (No. P453681). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453681
Nisaba 15, 0164 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453681 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
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	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0164 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453681},
}


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