Nisaba 15, 0997 (P454161)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 454161

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. bu-bu-a
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. szu-ku-ku
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. lu2-{d}mar-tu
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. da-a-a
8. szunigin 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz [2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda]
9. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) gin2 naga
10. u4 5(disz)-kam
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11. iti <ezem>-{d}szul-gi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P454161

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) anonymous
Museum Number Anonymous 454161
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 193272

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 997

    [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 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 Approved View
2015-12-20 at 13:39:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-06-28 at 16:11:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2013-10-13 at 13:44:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Aupperle, Eric; Owen, David I. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0997 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P454161.
Nisaba 15, 0997 artifact entry (No. P454161). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P454161
Nisaba 15, 0997 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P454161 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P454161},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0997 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P454161.
Nisaba 15, 0997 artifact entry (No. P454161). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P454161
Nisaba 15, 0997 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P454161 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0997 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P454161},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P454161},
}

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