Nisaba 15, 0340 (P453780)

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 090116

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) bur-gal zabar
2. 1(disz) bur zabar ki-la2-bi 3(disz) gin2
3. 3(disz) ma-la2 zabar
4. 1(disz) nig2-luh zabar ki-la2-bi 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
5. 3(disz) za-hum zabar
6. 1(disz) ma-sza-lum zabar
7. 2(disz) gu-na-gi4 zabar
8. 2(disz) aga-silig zabar
9. 1(disz) {na4}bur-saman4 4(u) ku3-babbar gar-ra igi-ba ku-sig17 gar-ra
10. 1(disz) dub-zi-ir nu-til-la
11. 1(disz) {na4}bur
12. 1(disz) {na4}bur-szu-sal
  blank space
13. gu2-ne-sag-ga2 gal2-la
reverse
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na zabar
2. 1(disz) {na4}nunuz-ze2-ze2
3. 3(disz) {na4}kiszib3
4. 3(u) na4 hi-a
5. pisan e2 ku3 za-gin3-bi 1(disz) kiszib3 ur-mes
  blank space
6. nig2-gur11 {d}szul-gi-pa-e3
7. puzur4-ma-ma gudu4
8. szu ba-ti
9. iti sze-sag11-ku5
10. mu us2-sa {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/P453780

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) Randy Best Collection, Tandy Archaeological Museum, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary , Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Museum Number RBC-TAM 090116
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 192922

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 340

    [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
2019-12-23 at 17:58:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:43:46 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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, 0340 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453780.
Nisaba 15, 0340 artifact entry (No. P453780). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453780
Nisaba 15, 0340 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453780 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	month = {sep 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453780},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0340 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453780.
Nisaba 15, 0340 artifact entry (No. P453780). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453780
Nisaba 15, 0340 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453780 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0340 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453780},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453780},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2013/9/19/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P453780
LB  - CDLI:P453780
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0340 artifact entry
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