Nisaba 15, 0223 (P453714)

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 119

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. 4(asz) [n sila3 n] 1/2(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur
2. 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum sag gur-ra gur
  blank space
3. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
4. 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur
5. 2(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) [n] 2/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 zu2-lum gur
  blank space
6. mu [...]-hul#
7. [n] i3-nun gur
8. 2(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) zu2-lum gur
  blank space
9. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
10. 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur
12. 2(u) 3(asz) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur
13. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul
14. 5(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur
column 2
1. 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur
  blank space
2. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
3. 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur
4. 2(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) zu2-lum gur
  blank space
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
6. 4(asz) 4(barig) 5/6(disz) sila3 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur
7. 1(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) zu2-lum gur
  blank space
8. mu {gesz}gu-za
9. 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur
10. 3(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur
  blank space
11. mu en-mah-gal
12. 4(asz) 2(barig) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur
13. 2(u) 7(asz)? n 7(disz) sila3 [zu2-lum] gur
reverse
column 1
  blank space
1. mu en-unu6#-gal
2. 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 1(u) 7(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur
3. 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur
  blank space
4. mu sza-asz-szu2-ru{ki}
5. 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur
6. 2(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur
  blank space
7. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki}
8. 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur
  blank space
9. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
10. 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 i3-nun gur
  blank space
11. mu en ga-esz{ki}
12. 5(asz) 1(barig) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun gur
  blank space
13. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
14. 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2)? 7(disz)? 1/2(disz) sila3 2(disz) [igi n]-gal2 i3-nun gur
column 2
  blank space
1. mu ma2 {d}en-ki-ka# ba-ab-du8
  blank space
2. szunigin 7(asz) [n] 1(ban2)? 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur
3. szunigin 5(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 zu2-lum gur
4. i3-nun-bi szu?-GIR2@g nu-tuku
5. sag-gur-ra e2-kiszib3-ba-ke4 ib2-la2
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.47.00.00 to Šū-Suen.02.00.00 (us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P453714

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 119
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 192856
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 4323

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 223

    [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 09:55:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-02-24 at 16:48:15 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
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, 0223 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P453714.
Nisaba 15, 0223 artifact entry (No. P453714). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453714 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 15, 0223 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453714 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0223 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453714},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0223 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P453714.
Nisaba 15, 0223 artifact entry (No. P453714). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453714 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 15, 0223 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453714 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0223 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453714},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453714},
}


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DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P453714
LB  - CDLI:P453714
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0223 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453714
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