Nisaba 15, 0492 (P453877)

Administrative tablet excavated in Irisagrig (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Randy Best Collection, Tandy Archaeological Museum, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary , Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Randy Best Collection, Tandy Archaeological Museum, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary , Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Museum Number

RBC-TAM 090112

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) {gi}gakkul ab-ba tab-ba sza3-bar-bi esir2 su-ba 3(disz) kusz3 ib2-sa2
2. esir2 E2-A-bi 5(disz) sila3
3. 8(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A
4. {gi}gakkul ab-ba tab-ba sumun 2(disz)-am3 ba-ab-su-ub
5. 1(disz) {gi}kid-x
6. gid2-bi 2(disz) kusz3
7. dagal-bi 2(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3
8. 1/2(disz) ma-na szu-sar pesz
9. 3(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A
10. {gesz}ig kid ka ab-ba sumun
11. ba-ab-ra? u3 ba-ab-su-ub
reverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A
2. x ka dug lahtan2 2(disz) x 4(disz)-am3 ba-ab-su-ub
3. e2-gi-na-tum lugal-zu-x
4. ba-a-gar
5. 1(disz) {gi}gakkul ab-ba tab-ba sza3-bar-bi esir2 su-ba 3(disz) kusz3 ib2-sa2
6. esir2 E2-A-bi 5(disz) sila3
7. e2 {d}amar-{d}suen ba-a-gar
8. a2 ad-kup4 esir2 su-ba-bi 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
9. zi-ga giri3 lugal
10. iti ezem-a-dara4
11. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki}-ka mu-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P453877

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 193010

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 492

    [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
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, 0492 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453877.
Nisaba 15, 0492 artifact entry (No. P453877). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453877
Nisaba 15, 0492 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453877 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0492 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453877.
Nisaba 15, 0492 artifact entry (No. P453877). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453877
Nisaba 15, 0492 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453877 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453877},
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