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Nisaba 15, 0523 (P412139)

Administrative tablet 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 58-06-023

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

43.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz) {gesz}dusu
2. ki ur-{d}dumu-zi
3. ur-{d}szu-{d}suen
4. szu ba-ti
5. kiszib3 {d}{asz}aszgi{gi4}-ba-ni
reverse
blank space
seal impression
1. [iti] kir11-si-ak
2. [mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}]suen# lugal [uri5{ki}]-ma-ke4 [na-ru2-a]-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2
seal 1
1. {d}{asz}aszgi{gi4}-ba-ni
2. dub-sar
3. dumu x-x-x

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
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 40.0 wide × 26.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 15, 523

[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 58-06-023
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: Šū-Suen.09.03.00 (us2 year) ?
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Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther	Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
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 (192933) (192933)
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (1205) (1205)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005750 (composite) (P458460)	Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0523 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P412139.

Nisaba 15, 0523 artifact entry (No. P412139). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412139 (Original work published 2010)

Nisaba 15, 0523 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412139 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412139},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0523 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P412139.

Nisaba 15, 0523 artifact entry (No. P412139). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412139 (Original work published 2010)

Nisaba 15, 0523 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412139 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412139},
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