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Nisaba 15, 0852 (P333699)

Administrative tablet excavated in Irisagrig (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Jordanian Antiquities, Amman, Jordan

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

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Museum Collection(s)

Department of Jordanian Antiquities, Amman, Jordan

Museum Number

ILAJ IV 059

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda
2. la-qi3-pu-um sagi lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
3. u4 siskur2 lugal-sze3 im-gen-na-a
4. [3(disz) sila3] kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. [lugal]-a2-zi-da lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
6. [5(disz) sila3 kasz] 5(disz) sila3 ninda
7. [lu2?]-zi#-da lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
8. u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a
9. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. {d}utu-kal sagi
2. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
3. a-za-ba-ni sagi
4. u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta
5. ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
7. szu-ga-tum lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
8. u4 erin2 zah3 ARAD2-{d}nin-hur-sag dab5-ba-de3 im-gen-na-a
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. a-hu-du10 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
11. u4 maszkim lu2 di-da-ka-sze3 im-gen-na-a
12. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda pu-lu-lu szusz3
13. u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a
14. zi-ga
some text moved to next line
15. iti nig2-e-ga
16. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3
left
1. u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam

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

Department of Jordanian Antiquities, Amman, Jordan

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
unsealed
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 15, 852

[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.

messenger text, zi-ga
history: Pettinato in An Endangered Cultural Heritage

[Pettinato2005Endangered] Pettinato, Giovanni. 2005. Edited by Roberta Menegazzi. An Endangered Cultural Heritage : Iraqi Antiquities Recovered in Jordan, Monografie di Mesopotamia, 7: 81–98.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: ILAJ IV 059
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.10.17
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-11 at 18:48:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-07-03 at 18:48:08	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2014-06-28 at 16:10:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2014-06-28 at 15:37:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2013-10-13 at 13:44:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-08-09 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 (171069) (171069)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0852 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P333699.

Nisaba 15, 0852 artifact entry (No. P333699). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333699 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 15, 0852 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333699 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0852 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P333699.

Nisaba 15, 0852 artifact entry (No. P333699). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333699 (Original work published 2006)

Nisaba 15, 0852 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333699 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
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