Nisaba 15, 0120 (P412120)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Irisagrig (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 58-06-004

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
  (enclosed within envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) ku6
2. geme2 gesz-i3 sur#-[sur]
3. ib2-gu7
4. giri3# [ma-szum dub-sar]
reverse
1. zi#-[ga]
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti nig2-e-ga
3. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
1. ma-szum dub-sar
2. dumu bi2-bi2
3. dub-sar

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 45.0 high × 40.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 120

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: CUNES 58-06-004
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.10.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2013-10-13 at 13:44:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-06-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Owen, David I. CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003789 (composite) (P456499) Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0120 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P412120.
Nisaba 15, 0120 artifact entry (No. P412120). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412120 (Original work published 2010)
Nisaba 15, 0120 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412120 (Accessed: August 8, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P412120},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412120},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P412120
LB  - CDLI:P412120
M1  - 2025/8/8/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0120 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P412120
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0120 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P412120.
Nisaba 15, 0120 artifact entry (No. P412120). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412120 (Original work published 2010)
Nisaba 15, 0120 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412120 (Accessed: August 8, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P412120},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412120},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P412120
LB  - CDLI:P412120
M1  - 2025/8/8/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0120 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P412120
ER  -
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