Nisaba 15, 0196 (P453698)

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 017

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
1. 1(disz) udu sze6-ga2
2. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 4(disz) ku6
3. ARAD2-hul3-la szagina
4. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
5. u-bar-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
6. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
7. ur-esz3-gi-la2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
8. u4 erin2 sze gur10-gur10-de3 zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a
9. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
10. ma#-nu-um-ki-be-li2 lu2 ba-ba-ti
reverse
1. u4 i3-nun-sze3 im-gen-na-a
2. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
3. nam-ha-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
4. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
5. ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 sagi
6. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
7. a-bil-a-ti sagi
8. u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a
9. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
10. ur-an-sza-an lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
11. [u4] |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta
12. [ki] lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a
13. [zi-ga]
  some text moved to next line
14. [iti] szu-gar-ra
15. [mu] {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
left
1. u4 n-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/P453698

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) Adra, Jawad, Heri, Lebanon
Museum Number Adra 017
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 192843

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 196

    [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
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, 0196 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453698.
Nisaba 15, 0196 artifact entry (No. P453698). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453698
Nisaba 15, 0196 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453698 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0196 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453698.
Nisaba 15, 0196 artifact entry (No. P453698). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453698
Nisaba 15, 0196 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453698 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453698},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453698},
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