Nisaba 15, 0401 (P333748)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Department of Jordanian Antiquities, Amman, Jordan

Museum Number

ILAJ IV 108

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. 5/6(disz) ma-na 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-sig17
2. za3-bar sza-am-sza-tum-ta ba-ra-al
  dio: “the amount of the loss of gold after melting and manufacturing the šamšatum”
3. ur-{d}nin-tu-ra u3 ur-{d}nansze
4. szu ba-an-ti-esz2
reverse
  blank space
1. iti# [{gesz}]apin
2. mu# [{d}szu-{d}]suen# lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P333748

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Jordanian Antiquities, Amman, Jordan
Museum Number ILAJ IV 108
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 171117

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 401

    [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.

    receipt of quantities of gold


  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-11 at 18:48:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-06-04 at 15:03:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-10-17 at 20:34:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Owen, David I. CDLI Approved View
2014-02-25 at 11:10:49 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
2006-08-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0401 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P333748.
Nisaba 15, 0401 artifact entry (No. P333748). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333748 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 15, 0401 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333748 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333748},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0401 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P333748.
Nisaba 15, 0401 artifact entry (No. P333748). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333748 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 15, 0401 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333748 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {Nisaba 15, 0401 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P333748},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333748},
}

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