Nisaba 15, 0315 (P453764)

Administrative tablet excavated in Irisagrig (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Randy Best Collection, Tandy Archaeological Museum, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary , Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Randy Best Collection, Tandy Archaeological Museum, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary , Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Museum Number

RBC-TAM 090109

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. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
2. he2-du-tum ra2-gaba lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
3. u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta
4. ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a
5. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
6. be-li2-a-ma-ar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
7. u4 gu2 i7 t,a-bi2-ma-ma-sze3 im-gen-na-a
8. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
9. a-ha-ni-szu lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
10. u4 ki ensi2-<ka>-sze3 im#-gen#-[na-a]
11. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
12. lu2-{d}nanna lu2 lunga3
reverse
  (erasure)
1. u4 kasz-nag lugal-sze3 sa gi4-gi4-de3 im-gen-na-a
2. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
3. a-ku-a szusz3
4. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
5. a-bil-lum-ma szusz3
6. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
7. ur-{d}ba-ba6 szusz3
8. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
9. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ka szusz3
10. u4 ansze lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a
11. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
12. szu-{d}iszkur szu-i
13. u4 du10-us2-sze3 im-gen-na-a
14. zi-ga iti ezem-a-dara4
15. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
left
1. u4 6(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/P453764

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 192904

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 315

    [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
2018-03-17 at 15:34:05 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, 0315 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453764.
Nisaba 15, 0315 artifact entry (No. P453764). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453764
Nisaba 15, 0315 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453764 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0315 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453764},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0315 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453764.
Nisaba 15, 0315 artifact entry (No. P453764). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453764
Nisaba 15, 0315 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453764 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0315 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453764},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453764},
}

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DA  - 2013/9/19/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P453764
LB  - CDLI:P453764
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0315 artifact entry
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