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Nisaba 15, 0248 (P453785)

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

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 453785

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
(enclosed within envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(disz) sila3 tu7
2. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 3(u)-sze3
3. tu7-bi 8(gesz2) sila3
4. SIG7-a {gesz}kiri6 kesz3{ki}
5. 5(disz) sila3 tu7
6. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 3(u)-sze3
7. tu7-bi 2(gesz2) 3(u) sila3
reverse
1. SIG7-a ka i7 t,a-bi2-ma-ma
2. ib2-gu7
3. ki la-qi3-pu-um szandana
blank space
seal impression
4. zi-ga
some text moved to next line
5. iti nig2-{d}en-lil2#-la2
6. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. la-qi3-pu-um
2. dumu dingir-ba-ni
3. szandana?

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

anonymous

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 15, 248

[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.: Anonymous 453785
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.08.30
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-07-03 at 18:48:07	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 (192871) (192871)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002691 (composite) (P455401)	Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0248 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453785.

Nisaba 15, 0248 artifact entry (No. P453785). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453785

Nisaba 15, 0248 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453785 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

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	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0248 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453785},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0248 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453785.

Nisaba 15, 0248 artifact entry (No. P453785). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453785

Nisaba 15, 0248 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453785 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2013Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0248 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453785},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P453785
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0248 artifact entry
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