Nisaba 15, 0233 (P453720)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

RBC-TAM 090104

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. 3(disz) sila3 tu7 3(disz) ku6
2. a-ad-da sagi
3. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
4. al-la szusz3
5. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
6. lugal-iti-da szusz3
7. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
8. suhusz-ki-in lu2 azlag2 nig2-bara2
9. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
10. ur-mes lu2 azlag2 nig2-bara2
11. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
12. be-li2-du10 lu2 azlag2 nig2-bara2
13. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
14. lugal-ezem lu2 azlag2 nig2-bara2
15. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
16. nu-ur2-{d}iszkur lu2 azlag2 nig2-bara2
17. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
18. li-bur-be-li2 lu2 azlag2 nig2-bara2
19. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
20. ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 lu2 azlag2 nig2-bara2
21. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
22. lu2-bala-sa6-ga lu2 azlag2 nig2-bara2
23. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
reverse
1. szu-{d}iszkur e2-sukkal
2. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
3. sza-ka3-na-kum e2-sukkal
4. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
5. lu2-sza-lim sagi
6. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
7. a-bil-la-ti sagi
8. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
9. ur-{d}lamma szu-i
10. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
11. [...] szu-i
12. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
13. e2-a-ba-ni szu-i
14. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
15. [e2-a-ma]-lik kuruszda
16. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
17. [...] ra2-gaba
18. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
19. [lugal?]-ha-ma-ti ra2-gaba
20. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
21. [...] lu2 gu-za-<la2>
22. u4 ansze lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a
23. zi-ga iti {gesz}apin
24. mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-abzu {d}en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8
left
1. u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam

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

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 15, 233

[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.: RBC-TAM 090104
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.02.21 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-03-27 at 15:07:00	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2018-03-17 at 15:34:05	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	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 (192862) (192862)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0233 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453720.

Nisaba 15, 0233 artifact entry (No. P453720). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453720

Nisaba 15, 0233 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453720 (Accessed: March 14, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453720},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0233 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453720.

Nisaba 15, 0233 artifact entry (No. P453720). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453720

Nisaba 15, 0233 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453720 (Accessed: March 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-14]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0233 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453720},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453720},
}

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