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

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?

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 002691 (composite) (P455401) S002691 Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P453785

Physical information

unopened envelope

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) anonymous
Museum Number Anonymous 453785
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 192871

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-07-03 at 18:48:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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

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: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2013Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0248 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453785},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2013/9/19/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P453785
LB  - CDLI:P453785
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0248 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453785
ER  -

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: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2013Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0248 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453785},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2013/9/19/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P453785
LB  - CDLI:P453785
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0248 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453785
ER  -
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