Nisaba 15, 0725 (P454027)

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 090107

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. 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda
2. puzur4-{d}suen dumu sukkal-mah
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
4. szar-ru-um-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
6. puzur4-ma-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. a-li2-ni-su2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
9. u4 sze gesz ra-ra zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a
10. 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) ninda
11. lu2-gi-na lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
12. 1(ban2) <2(disz)?> sila3 ninda giri17-dab5 lu2 mar-sa-ke4-ne dab5-ba-me
13. u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a
14. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
15. hu-la-al lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
reverse
1. u4 kaskal {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
3. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
4. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. pu-lu-lu szusz3
6. u4 {ansze}kunga2 dab5-ba-de3 im-e-re-sza-a
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. a-ti-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
9. u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta
10. ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a
11. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda szu-{d}iszkur szu-i
12. u4 ansze lugal-sze3 im-gen-na-a
13. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda lugal-amar-ku3 lu2 ur3-ra
14. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda bi-ru lu2 ur3-ra
15. u4 mun-gazi-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a
  blank space
16. zi-ga
  some text moved to next line
17. iti {gesz}apin
18. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e in-pa3
left
1. u4 9(disz)-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P454027

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Randy Best Collection, Tandy Archaeological Museum, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary , Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Museum Number RBC-TAM 090107
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 193147

References

  • primary: Nisaba 15, 725

    [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. Studi Assiriologici Messinesi 15. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-03-17 at 15:34:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:44:22 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-06-28 at 16:10:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-06-28 at 15:37:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-10-13 at 13:44:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Aupperle, Eric; Owen, David I. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0725 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P454027.
Nisaba 15, 0725 artifact entry (No. P454027). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P454027
Nisaba 15, 0725 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P454027 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0725 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P454027},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P454027},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 15, 0725 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P454027.
Nisaba 15, 0725 artifact entry (No. P454027). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P454027
Nisaba 15, 0725 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P454027 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2013Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0725 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P454027},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P454027},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2013/9/19/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P454027
LB  - CDLI:P454027
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - Nisaba 15, 0725 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P454027
ER  -
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