Nisaba 15, 0031 (P453601)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Adra, Jawad, Heri, Lebanon

Museum Number

Adra 083

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. 5(u) ud5
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 9(disz) masz2-nita2
3. ($ blank space $) 2(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz)
4. szu-ma-ma na-gada dumu ga-li2-a
5. 4(gesz2) ud5 3(u) 2(disz) masz2 du
6. 8(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) masz2-nita2 3(u) 1(disz) masz2 du
7. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz)
8. nu-ur2-i3-li2 na-gada dumu SI-A-um
9. 5(u) ud5
10. 7(gesz2) 3(u) masz2-nita2
11. ($ blank space $) 8(gesz2) 2(u)
12. e#-la-ak-szu-qir na-gada
13. [3(gesz2)] 3(u) ud5 [7(disz)] masz2 du
(numbers are guesses through l. 15, adding up to 511)
14. [4(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz)] masz2#-nita2
15. [6(disz) masz2] du?
16. [($ blank space $) 8(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz)]
column 2
1. lu-lu na-gada
2. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) ud5 4(u) 9(disz) masz2 du
3. 1(gesz'u) 3(u) 9(disz) masz2-nita2 4(u) 8(disz) masz2 du
4. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(disz)
expect 907
5. i-sar-pa2-dan na-gada
6. 4(gesz2) ud5 2(u) 4(disz) masz2 du
7. 7(gesz2) 5(disz) masz2-nita2 2(u) 3(disz) masz2 du
8. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz)
9. nu-ur2-i3-li2 na-gada dumu isz-lu-dingir
10. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) ud5 1(u) 3(disz) masz2 du
11. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) masz2-nita2 1(u) 2(disz) masz2 du
12. ($ blank space $) 4(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz)
13. szu-{d}nin-szubur na-gada lu2 masz-kan2 pu-sa{ki}
reverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 5(disz) ud5
2. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) masz2-nita2
3. ($ blank space $) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz)
4. i3-li2-kal na-gada
5. 1(u) ud5 2(disz) masz2 du
6. 1(u) 3(disz) masz2-nita2 2(disz) masz2 du
7. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 7(disz)
8. ba-zi-zi-um na-gada
9. 1(u) 5(disz) ud5
10. 6(disz) masz2-nita2
11. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 1(disz)
12. a-lu-um na-gada
13. 1(gesz2) 1(u) ud5 1(u) 1(disz) masz2 du
14. 1(gesz2) 3(u) masz2-nita2 1(u) masz2 du
15. ($ blank space $) 5(gesz2) 1(disz)
16. szu-i3-li2 na-gada
blank space
17. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) ud5 2(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) masz2 du
column 2
1. [szunigin 4(gesz'u)] 9(gesz2)# 5(u)# masz2-nita2 [2(gesz2) 1(u)] 2(disz) masz2 du
2. [($ blank space $) 1(szar2)] 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz)
blank space
3. ud5 si-il2-la
4. ugula ba-ba-lum szusz3
5. ki ur-mes-ta
6. ba-ba-lum i3-dab5
7. giri3 ba-ba-ti dub-sar
8. u3 giri3 lugal-me-lam2 ensi2 nibru{ki}
9. iti gi-sig-ga u4 3(u)-am3 ba-zal
10. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

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

Adra, Jawad, Heri, Lebanon

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 15, 31

[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.: Adra 083
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.06.30
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2014-06-25 at 21:57:37	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2014-02-24 at 07:58:29	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 (192752) (192752)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0031 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453601.

Nisaba 15, 0031 artifact entry (No. P453601). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453601

Nisaba 15, 0031 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453601 (Accessed: March 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-14]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453601},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453601},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2013/9/19/
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LB  - CDLI:P453601
M1  - 2026/3/14/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0031 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0031 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453601.

Nisaba 15, 0031 artifact entry (No. P453601). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453601

Nisaba 15, 0031 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453601 (Accessed: March 14, 2026).

@misc{2013Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-14]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453601},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453601},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2013/9/19/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P453601
LB  - CDLI:P453601
M1  - 2026/3/14/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453601
ER  -