Nisaba 15, 0738 (P388007)

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

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 388007

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
column 1
1. 1(disz) udu sze6-ga2
2. 5(disz) sila3 tu7
3. nu#-ur2-{d}utu ra2-gaba lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
4. [1(disz) sila3 tu7] 1(disz) ku6
5. [...] x
  n lines broken
6'. [...] x
7'. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
8'. ab-ba-mu lu2 [uzu]
9'. u4 [ki] lugal-sze3 [im?]-e-re-sza
  n lines broken
10'. [1(disz)] sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
11'. ki-ag2-sza3-ga-ni szu-i
12'. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
13'. ur-szu-bu-la szu-i
14'. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
15'. u3-qi2-pa2-szu szu-i
16'. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
column 2
1. i-bi2-lu-lu lu2 {gesz}gu-za
2. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
3. dingir-ki-in lu2 {gesz}gu-za
4. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
5. ar-szi2 lu2 hal-bi
6. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
7. dingir-asz2-bi lu2 hal-bi
8. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
9. {d}szul-gi-i3-li2 lu2 bu3-bu3-ga2
10. [1(disz) sila3] tu7 1(disz) ku6
11. [...]-gal-luh-e2
  n lines broken
12'. 1(disz) [sila3] tu7 1(disz) ku6
13'. esz18-dar-da muhaldim?
14'. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
15'. i-di3-{d}iszkur [...]
16'. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
17'. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
18'. {d}szul-gi-i3?-da muhaldim
19'. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
column 3
1. NI-gi4-MU
  (erasure)
2. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
3. lu2 aga3-<us2> lugal
4. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
5. inim-{d}szara2 sukkal
6. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
7. lu2-[...]
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8'. 2(disz) [sila3] tu7 2(disz) ku6
9'. [x]-ab-si-in-ni
10'. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
11'. szu-esz18-dar gu4-gaz
12'. u4 ansze lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a
13'. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
14'. nu-ur2-i3-li2 muhaldim
15'. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
16'. nu-ur2-esz18-dar muhaldim
17'. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
18'. a-hu-ba-qar muhaldim
19'. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
20'. u4 {uruda}szen [...] mu-de6-sza3!-a
21'. 3(disz) sila3 tu7 3(disz) ku6
22'. [...]-a-kin u3 a-kin-me
  n lines broken
23'. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
24'. a-hu-ni lu2 kin-[gi4-a lugal]
25'. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
26'. a-hu-du10 lu2 kin-gi4#-[a lugal]
27'. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
28'. u4 kaskal {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-[e-re-sza-a]
29'. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
30'. lugal?-[...]{ki} lu2-[...]
31'. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
32'. {d}utu-ki-ag2 lu2 lunga3
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
2. ba-a-ti lu2 lunga3
3. u4 kasz-nag lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a
4. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
5. [hu-la-al] lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
6. [u4 kaskal {ansze}kunga2] zi-gu5#-[um-sze3 im-gen-na-a]
7. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
8. pu-lu-lu szusz3
9. [u4 {ansze}kunga2] zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a
10. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
11. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
12. u4 ma2 ansze lugal dab5-ba-de3 im-gen-na-a
13. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
14. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
column 2
1. szesz-kal-la aga3-us2 lugal tu-ra
2. [u4 en-nu-ga2 sze buru14-ka-sze3 im-gen-na-a lu2 sa-gaz-ke4 in-sag3-ga]
3. szur-[...] lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
4. u4 erin2 sze gesz ra-ra zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a
5. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
6. {d}szul-gi-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
7. u4 gu4 masz-da-re-a-sze3 im-gen-na-a
8. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
9. {d}szu-{d}suen-na-ra#-[am-esz18-dar] nar-gal
10. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
11. x-x-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
12. u4 sze-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a
13. ma?-x-lu szagina lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
14. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
15. {d}szu-{d}suen-mu-ba-li-it, lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
column 3
1. 2(disz) sila3 [tu7 2(disz) ku6]
2. ur-{d}dumu-zi# [lu2] kin-gi4-a lugal
3. u4 ki lugal-sze3 [im-e-re-sza-a]
  n lines broken
4'. 1(disz) [ma-la-ku udu]
5'. 2(disz) [sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6]
6'. ur-[{d}]szul#-pa-e3 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
7'. u4 ki lugal-sze3 [im-gen-na-a]
  blank space
8'. zi-ga
  some text moved to next line
9'. iti {gesz}apin
10'. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P388007

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) anonymous
Museum Number Anonymous 388007
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 173295

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 738

    [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
2018-03-17 at 15:34:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-06-28 at 16:10:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2014-06-28 at 15:37:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-10-13 at 13:44:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Owen, David I. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0738 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P388007.
Nisaba 15, 0738 artifact entry (No. P388007). (2008, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388007
Nisaba 15, 0738 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388007 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388007},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0738 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P388007.
Nisaba 15, 0738 artifact entry (No. P388007). (2008, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388007
Nisaba 15, 0738 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388007 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388007},
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