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Nisaba 15, 0003 (P453585)

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

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 453585

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

39.0 mm × 39.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
(enclosed within envelope)
envelope
obverse
blank space
seal impression
2. 3(asz) sze gur
3. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
4. im sig4 du8-a-sze3
5. sza3 unu{ki}-ga
reverse
1. ki be-li2-ba-ni-ta
blank space
seal impression
2. sze-li2-bu-um
3. szu ba-ti
4. iti ezem-an-na
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal?
seal 1
illegible

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

anonymous

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 39.0 high × 39.0 wide
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, 3

[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.: Anonymous 453585
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: Amar-Suen.01.11.00 ?
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2014-02-23 at 22:18:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2013-10-13 at 13:44:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2013-09-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Aupperle, Eric; Owen, David I.	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (169854) (169854)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0003 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453585.

Nisaba 15, 0003 artifact entry (No. P453585). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453585

Nisaba 15, 0003 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453585 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

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	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453585},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453585},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0003 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453585.

Nisaba 15, 0003 artifact entry (No. P453585). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453585

Nisaba 15, 0003 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453585 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2013Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453585},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453585},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0003 artifact entry
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