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Nisaba 15, 0457 (P453856)

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

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Text / annotations

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Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, Germany

Museum Number

Kress 169

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Šāt-Eštar archive)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 37.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) sze gur
2. sze sza-at-esz18-dar dam {d}szara2-kam
3. kiszib3 be-li2-ka3-si-ip
4. ki a-bu-du10-ta
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...]-ni-rum dub?-sar?
3. szu ba-an-ti
blank space
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-[ma]-ke4 ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-[ra] mu-ne-dim2
envelope
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) [sze gur]
2. sze sza-[at-esz18-dar] dam [{d}szara2-kam]
3. kiszib3 be-[li2-ka3-si-ip]
rest broken
reverse
broken
seal 1

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, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 44.0 high × 37.0 wide
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Seal no.:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Šāt-Eštar archive)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 15, 457

[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.: Kress 169
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.12.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-03-25 at 03:57:47	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	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 (192992) (192992)

Seals

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

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

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0457 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453856.

Nisaba 15, 0457 artifact entry (No. P453856). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453856

Nisaba 15, 0457 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453856 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).

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	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0457 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453856},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453856},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0457 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453856.

Nisaba 15, 0457 artifact entry (No. P453856). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453856

Nisaba 15, 0457 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453856 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0457 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453856},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453856},
}

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