Nisaba 15, 0298 (P453751)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 113

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) ab2-mah2
2. 1(gesz2) 5(u) gu4-gesz
3. 1(disz) szu-ab2
4. 2(disz) gu4 e2-gu4-ka
5. e2-tur3-ta gur-ra
6. 3(disz) gu4-gesz gu4-lah5
7. ki a-tu-ta
8. 1(u) 1(disz) ab2-mah2
9. 4(u) 4(disz) gu4-gesz
10. 1(disz) gu4 e2-gu4-gesz-ka
11. gu4-lah5 ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
12. 2(disz) ab2-mah2
13. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gu4-gesz
14. 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(asz)
15. 1(disz) szu-gu4
16. 2(disz) dur3-gesz
17. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
18. 4(disz) gu4-gesz
19. 1(disz) szu ab2
20. 1(disz) szu gu4 SIG7-a
21. 3(disz) eme6-mah2
22. 2(disz) dur3-gesz
23. 1(disz) szu dur3
24. 1(disz) szu eme6 mu 3(asz)
25. sza3 gu2-edin-na musz-bi-an-na u3 me-en-kar2
column 2
1. 2(disz) apin-ta gur-ra
2. 2(disz) ab2-mah2
3. 4(disz) gu4-gesz
4. ur-e11-e szusz3
5. 1(disz) gu4 a-tu szusz3
6. 2(disz) gu4 ur-{d}ba-ba6
7. 1(disz) gu4 sza3-ku3-ge dumu {d}szara2-ga2
8. 1(disz) gu4 sza3-ku3-ge gab2-sar
9. 1(disz) gu4 ur-gu2-edin-na
10. 1(disz) ab2-mah2 ur-{d}a-szar2 lu2 tir-ra
11. 2(disz) eme6-mah2
12. 3(disz) dur3-gesz
13. lugal-e2-mah-e szesz lugal-{gesz}kiri6
14. 2(disz) gu4-gesz
15. 1(disz) eme6-mah2
16. 2(disz) dur3-gesz
17. lugal-ku3-zu sukkal
18. 1(disz) dur3-gesz
19. ur-ge6-par3 dub-sar
20. 1(disz)? ab2-mah2 a-da-ga dumu ur-ab-zu
21. su-ga didli
22. 3(disz) gu4-gesz apin-ta gur-ra
23. ki usz-mu-ta
24. 1(disz) dur3-gesz
25. 2(disz) dur3 mu 3(asz)
26. ki ur-{d}szara2# [kuruszda?]
reverse
column 1
1. [1(u) 2(disz)?] amar ga x x x e2-tur3-ra
2. 1(disz) gu4-gesz la2-ia3 su-ga ur-{d}szara2 kuruszda
3. ki ur-e11-e-ta
  blank space
4. szunigin 4(u) 7(disz) ab2-mah2
5. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) gu4-gesz
6. szunigin 7(disz) szu-gu4
7. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) amar ga
8. szunigin 6(disz) eme6-mah2
9. szunigin 1(u) 3(disz) dur3-gesz
10. szunigin 2(disz) szu ansze
  blank space
11. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
12. sza3-bi-ta
13. 1(u) 4(disz) ab2-mah2
14. 1(u) gu4-gesz
15. 1(disz) ab2 ga
16. uru4 a-pi4-sal4{ki}-ke4 ba-ab-dah
17. 7(disz) ab2-mah2
18. 1(u) 8(disz) gu4-gesz
19. 2(disz) dur3-gesz
20. uru4 gu2-edin-na-ke4 ba-ab-dah
column 2
1. 6(disz) dur3-gesz
2. uru4 umma{ki} u3 |ENxME|-kar2-ke4 ba-ab-dah
3. 5(disz) gu4 1(disz) ansze gu2-ru
  scratched in dry clay
4. kiszib3 i7-pa-e3
5. 1(disz) ab2-mah2 gu4 gu2-ru
6. kiszib3 ur-e2-nun-na
7. 6(asz) sze gur gu4-gesz-bi 1(disz)
8. gu2-tar nu-banda3-gu4 i3-dab5
9. 1(disz) szu-dur3 gu2-ru
10. kiszib3 ur-dingir-ra engar
11. 1(disz) szu eme6 mu 3(asz)
12. 1(disz) amar ga ri-ri-ga-am3
13. szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) ab2-mah2
14. szunigin 3(u) 4(disz) gu4-gesz
15. szunigin 2(disz) ab2 ga
16. szunigin 9(disz) dur3-gesz
17. szunigin 2(disz) szu ansze
  blank space
18. zi-ga-am3
19. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) ab2-mah2
20. 1(gesz2)! 2(u) 3(disz) gu4-gesz
21. 7(disz) szu-gu4
22. 1(u) amar ga
23. 6(disz) eme6-mah2
24. 4(disz) dur3-gesz
25. la2-ia3-am3
26. nig2#-ka9-ak gu4 ansze gurum2-ma
27. ba-la2-a usz-mu
28. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 15, 298

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Adra 113
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.00.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:55:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:58:50 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:54:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-06-25 at 15:49:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2014-02-24 at 18:33:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0298 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453751.
Nisaba 15, 0298 artifact entry (No. P453751). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453751
Nisaba 15, 0298 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453751 (Accessed: March 5, 2026).
@misc{2013Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-05]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0298 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453751},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453751},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2013/9/19/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P453751
LB  - CDLI:P453751
M1  - 2026/3/5/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0298 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453751
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0298 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453751.
Nisaba 15, 0298 artifact entry (No. P453751). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453751
Nisaba 15, 0298 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453751 (Accessed: March 5, 2026).
@misc{2013Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-05]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0298 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453751},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453751},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2013/9/19/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P453751
LB  - CDLI:P453751
M1  - 2026/3/5/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0298 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453751
ER  -
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