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Nisaba 15, 0411 (P453828)

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

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Av, Jerusalem, Israel

Museum Number

AvA 24

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
broken
reverse
1'. [...] x
blank space
seal impression
2'. zi-ga
3'. iti gi-sig-ga
4'. mu {d}szu-{d}suen# [lugal] uri5{ki}-[ma-ke4] ma-da za-ab#-[sza-li{ki} mu-hul]
seal 1
illegible

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

Av, Jerusalem, Israel

Physical Information

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

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 15, 411

[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.
history: JAC 23 (pp. 37-54), 047 09 (AVA 24)

[Vukosavovic2008JAC23] Vukosavovic, Filip. 2008. “Private Collection of Cuneiform Tablets in Jerusalem.” Journal of Ancient Civilizations 23: 37–54.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AvA 24
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.07.06.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-05 at 08:02:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2013-10-13 at 13:44:02	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2013-09-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	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 (173414) (173414)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0411 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P453828.

Nisaba 15, 0411 artifact entry (No. P453828). (2024, July 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453828 (Original work published 2013)

Nisaba 15, 0411 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453828 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0411 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P453828.

Nisaba 15, 0411 artifact entry (No. P453828). (2024, July 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453828 (Original work published 2013)

Nisaba 15, 0411 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453828 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

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