Nisaba 15, 0246 (P453728)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Adra, Jawad, Heri, Lebanon

Museum Number

Adra 221

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 7(disz) ad7 gu4
2. 2(u) 7(disz) ad7 udu
3. 1(u) 2(disz) ad7 muszen
4. 7(disz) ad7 ir7{muszen}
5. 4(u) 8(disz) ad7 tu-gur4
6. 2(u) 3(disz) ad7 szah2
7. 7(gesz2) 1(u) muszen-tur
8. geme2 i3 sur-sur
reverse
1. ib2-gu7
2. ki bi2-bi2 <dub-sar>
3. zi-ga
4. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
5. mu a-si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 7(disz) ad7 gu4
2. 2(u) 7(disz) ad7 udu
3. 1(u) 2(disz) ad7 muszen
4. 7(disz) ad7 ir7{muszen}
5. 4(u) 8(disz) ad7 tu-[gur4{muszen}]
6. 2(u) 3(disz) ad7 szah2
reverse
1. 7(gesz2) 1(u) muszen-[tur]
2. geme2 gesz-i3 sur-[sur]
3. szu ba-ab-ti
4. ki bi2-bi2 [dub-sar]
  blank space
  seal impression
5. iti ezem-{d}szul-[gi]
6. mu <a>-si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. a-da-lal3
2. dumu at-ta-[x]
3. dub-sar

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001709 (composite) (P454419) S001709 Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P453728

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Adra, Jawad, Heri, Lebanon
Museum Number Adra 221
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 192870
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 6398

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 246

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 View
2013-10-13 at 13:44:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Aupperle, Eric; Owen, David I. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0246 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P453728.
Nisaba 15, 0246 artifact entry (No. P453728). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453728 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 15, 0246 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453728 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453728},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453728},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0246 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0246 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P453728.
Nisaba 15, 0246 artifact entry (No. P453728). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453728 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 15, 0246 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453728 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453728},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453728},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P453728
LB  - CDLI:P453728
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0246 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453728
ER  -
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