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Nisaba 15, 0451 (P412129)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 58-06-013

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

44.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
(enclosed in envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 3(disz) ad3 udu
2. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 3(u)-sze3
3. ad3 udu-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u)
4. 1(u) ad3 gu4
5. sza3-gal ur-gi7 e2-gal
6. e-pi-ne sipa ur
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. ugula ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
3. zi-ga
4. iti kir11-si-ak
5. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2
seal 1
1. e-pi-ne
2. sipa ur-gi7
3. dumu za-la-a?

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 44.0 high × 40.0 wide × 24.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 15, 451

[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.: CUNES 58-06-013
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.03.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2013-10-13 at 13:44:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2010-06-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Owen, David I.		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (190214) (190214)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002233 (composite) (P454943)	Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0451 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P412129.

Nisaba 15, 0451 artifact entry (No. P412129). (2010, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412129

Nisaba 15, 0451 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412129 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

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	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0451 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P412129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412129},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0451 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P412129.

Nisaba 15, 0451 artifact entry (No. P412129). (2010, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412129

Nisaba 15, 0451 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412129 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0451 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P412129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412129},
}

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DA  - 2010/6/9/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P412129
LB  - CDLI:P412129
M1  - 2026/3/13/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0451 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P412129
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