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Nisaba 15, 1139 (P275058)

Letter tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Holt, W.C. (antiquarian), Australia

Metadata / catalogue

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Holt, W.C. (antiquarian), Australia

Museum Number

Holt 06

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. lu2-{d}nanna
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 1(asz) sze gur
4. zi#?-ba-nu-um?
5. [n szu?-{d}]dumu-zi
6. [n x]-la-a
reverse
1. 1(asz) 1(ban2) gu-la-as?
2. sze-ba iti du6-ku3 u3 apin-du8-a
3. ki-ni-ta
4. he2-ne-eb-szum2-mu

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Holt, W.C. (antiquarian), Australia

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 15, 1139

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Holt 06
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.07.00, 00.00.08.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 00.00.07.00 to 00.00.08.00

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2014-06-28 at 19:17:39	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2013-10-13 at 13:44:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2013-09-20 at 13:55:05	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-10-31 at 13:15:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2005-09-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (158722) (158722)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 1139 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P275058.

Nisaba 15, 1139 artifact entry (No. P275058). (2005, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275058

Nisaba 15, 1139 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275058 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275058},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 1139 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P275058.

Nisaba 15, 1139 artifact entry (No. P275058). (2005, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275058

Nisaba 15, 1139 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275058 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 1139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275058},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275058},
}

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