Nisaba 15, 0290 (P453747)

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 082

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. 5(gesz2) 4(disz) udu hi-a
2. e2 szu-szum2-ma
3. iti kir11-si-ak
4. 1(u) 2(disz) u8
5. [n] 4(gesz2) udu-nita2
6. [a]-ra2 1(disz)-kam
7. 3(gesz2) sila4 ga
8. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
9. [ki] a-ba-la-sza na-gada-ta
10. [ugula] {d}nanna-i3-gi szusz3
11. [n] 1(disz) u8
12. [n] 4(gesz2) udu-nita2
13. [ki] a-bi2-li2-a na-gada-ta
14. [n] 1(u) 6(disz) u8
15. [n] udu-nita2
16. ki ur-nigar{gar} na-gada-ta
17. [n] 1(u) 5(disz) u8
18. [n] 1(u) udu-nita2
19. ki# e2-a-<ba>-ni na-gada-ta
20. [n] 1(disz) udu-nita2
21. ki ur-gu-la-mu na-gada-ta
22. ugula ba-ba-lum szusz3
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 7(gesz2) [n masz2 udu] hi-a
2. sag-nig2-gur11-ra
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 2(disz) udu hi-a
5. {d}nin-hur-sag
6. 3(u) udu hi-a 3(u) udu-nita2
7. {d}szul-gi
8. 3(u) udu hi-a 3(u) udu-nita2
9. {d}amar-{d}suen
10. 3(u) udu hi-a 3(u) udu-nita2
11. {d}szu-{d}suen
12. sa2-du11 szu-a-gi-na u4 3(u)-kam
13. 1(u) 6(disz) udu 6(disz) sila4
14. {d}nin-hur-sag
15. 6(disz) udu 4(disz) sila4
16. {d}szul-pa-e3
17. 3(disz) udu {d}{asz}aszgi{gi4}
18. 3(disz) udu {d}nin-hur-sag iri-sa12-rig7{ki}
19. nig2-dab5 u4 sakar e2-u4-imin-na u3 e2-1(u)-5(disz)
20. 1(disz) udu siskur2 nig2-e-ga
21. nig2-ezem-ma {d}nin-hur-sag
22. 1(disz) masz2 {d}ne3-eri11-gal
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) udu ge6-an-na {d}dumu-zi
2. sa2-du11 dingir-re-ne
3. 2(u) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4
4. masz-da-re-a lugal
5. ezem-mah
6. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
7. 1(disz) masz2 {d}utu
8. 1(disz) masz2 {d}i7
9. 1(disz) masz2 {d}gesztin-an-na
10. im-ku-da-sze3
11. 1(disz) udu sa2-du11-sze3
12. 1(disz) sila4 {d}utu
13. 2(disz) masz2 kesz2-kesz2-ra2
14. u4 1(disz)-kam
15. 1(disz) udu ki-nag-sze3
16. u4 2(disz)-kam
17. a2-szu-du7-a ma-asz2-tum gudu4
18. sza3 e2-duru5 {d}szu-{d}suen
19. giri3 ur-nigar{gar} dub-sar
20. giri3 lugal-a2-zi-da lu2 szu12-szu12
21. [1(disz)] udu a-hu-du10 szu-i lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
22. 6(disz) udu a2-szu-du7-a
23. 1(disz) udu sa2-du11 u4 1(u)-sze3
column 2
1. u4 ma-asz2-tum gudu4 ba-an-du7-a
2. sza3 e2-duru5 {d}szu-{d}suen
3. giri3# ur-nig2
4. [n] 8(disz) ad3 u8
5. [n] 1(u) 6(disz) ad3 udu
6. [n] ad3 sila4
7. [x] szu-esz18-dar agrig
  blank space
8. [szunigin?] 5(gesz2) 1(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
9. zi#-ga-am3
10. [e2] szu-szum2-ma
  blank space
11. [nig2]-ka9-ak
12. [ba]-a-ga kuruszda
13. [iti] nig2-e-ga
14. [mu] {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 [bad3] mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3

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/P453747

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 082
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 192889

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 290

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-05 at 09:38:17 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:54:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-06-25 at 16:16:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-02-24 at 18:24:17 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, 0290 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453747.
Nisaba 15, 0290 artifact entry (No. P453747). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453747
Nisaba 15, 0290 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453747 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0290 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453747},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453747},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0290 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453747.
Nisaba 15, 0290 artifact entry (No. P453747). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453747
Nisaba 15, 0290 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453747 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0290 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453747},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453747},
}

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DA  - 2013/9/19/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P453747
LB  - CDLI:P453747
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0290 artifact entry
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