Nisaba 15, 0230 (P453718)

Administrative tablet excavated in Irisagrig (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Randy Best Collection, Tandy Archaeological Museum, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary , Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Randy Best Collection, Tandy Archaeological Museum, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary , Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Museum Number

RBC-TAM 090105

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
1. 1(disz) udu sze6-ga2
2. 5(disz) sila3 tu7 5(disz) ku6
3. u-bar-tum munus a-zu
4. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
5. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
6. zi-za-zi ra2-gaba
7. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
8. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
9. ka3-as-pu-sza ra2-gaba
10. u4 siskur2 lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a
11. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
12. kal2-lu5 sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
13. u4 ki-masz{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a
14. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
reverse
1. bu-la-lum sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
2. u4 hu-ur-tum{ki}-ta
3. ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a
4. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
5. za-ri2-qum lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
6. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
7. ur-{d}szul-gi lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
8. u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a
9. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
10. szu-u2-u2 muhaldim
11. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
12. be2-li2-du10 muhaldim
13. u4 uzu-<sze3 im-e-re-sza-a>
14. zi-ga iti {gesz}apin
15. mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-abzu {d}en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8
left
1. u4 8(disz)-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P453718

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 192860

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 230

    [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. Studi Assiriologici Messinesi 15. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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, CDLI Approved View
2013-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Aupperle, Eric; Owen, David I. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0230 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453718.
Nisaba 15, 0230 artifact entry (No. P453718). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453718
Nisaba 15, 0230 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453718 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453718},
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0230 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453718.
Nisaba 15, 0230 artifact entry (No. P453718). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453718
Nisaba 15, 0230 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453718 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0230 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453718},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453718},
}

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PY  - 2013
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