Nisaba 15, 1120 (P454238)

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 454238

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) ma-na siki-gi
2. ku3-bi 4(disz) gin2
  calculation: 30 ÷ 4 = 7.5 mana per shekel
3. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
4. ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2 6(disz) sze
  calculation: 1 ÷ 36/180 = 5 sila3 per shekel
5. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
6. ku3-bi i3!? 1(u) la2 1(disz)?-kam?
 en: its silver: oil of the sort 10 - 1 (?) (sila3 per shekel)
  highly speculative ; edition has ... 3 igi sze; Cripps suggests “its silver: 3 reciprocal grains”
reverse
1. ku3-bi 2(u)
  calculation: 1 ÷ 20/180 = 9 sila3 per shekel
  blank space
2. lu2-gu-la
3. 5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
4. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2
  calculation: 5 ÷ 1 = 5 sila3 per shekel
5. inim lu2-gu-la
6. da-a-a
7. szu ba-ti
8. 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga 1(u) 1(disz)-kam?
 en: 2 sila3 fine plant oil (of the sort) 11 (?) (sila3 per shekel)
  calculation: 2 ÷ (∼34)/180 ≈ 11 sila3 per shekel
  highly speculative; edition has ... 1(u) 1(disz) sze
left
1. szunigin 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3
  calculation: 4 + 36/180 + 20/180 + 1 + 34/180 = 5 90/180
2. ki lu2-{d}szara2 dam-gar3-ta
3. lu2-du10-ga
4. szu ba-ti
5. iti dal
seal 1
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P454238

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) anonymous
Museum Number Anonymous 454238
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 193333
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 3945

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 1120

    [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
2020-01-20 at 08:35:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-07-24 at 11:56:36 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-15 at 19:32:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-10-19 at 08:53:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-10-12 at 09:40:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-10-12 at 09:02:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-06-28 at 19:17:37 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, 1120 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P454238.
Nisaba 15, 1120 artifact entry (No. P454238). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P454238 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 15, 1120 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P454238 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 1120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P454238},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P454238},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 1120 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P454238.
Nisaba 15, 1120 artifact entry (No. P454238). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P454238 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 15, 1120 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P454238 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 1120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P454238},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P454238},
}


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DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P454238
LB  - CDLI:P454238
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 1120 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P454238
ER  -
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