Nisaba 15, 0987 (P454156)

Administrative tablet excavated in Irisagrig (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Falk, Jim, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Museum Collection(s)

Falk, Jim, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Museum Number

Falk 002

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

52.0 mm × 46.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 i3-nun
en: 1 ban2 3 sila3 clarified butter,
2. 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ga gazi
en: 1 ban2 6 sila3 kašk-cheese with sumac,
3. ki ur-mes-ta
en: from Ur-mes
4. ur-{d}dumu-zi
en: did Ur-Dumuzi
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
en: receive;
blank space
seal impression
2. iti szu-gar-gal
en: month “šugargal.”
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)

Textual annotations

#new_text=P454156 # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 1(ban2) 1(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 2 3(disz) 3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 3 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 4 i3-nun inun[ghee] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 5 1(ban2) 1(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 6 6(disz) 6(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 7 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 8 ga ga[milk] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 9 gazi gazi[condiment] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 10 ki ki[place] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 11 ur-mes-ta Urmes[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 12 ur-{d}dumu-zi Urdumuzi[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Erg _ _ _ _ 13 szu szu[hand] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 14 ba-ti n] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 15 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 16 szu-gar-gal Szugargal[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _

Collections

Falk, Jim, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 52.0 high × 46.0 wide
Weight:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 15, 987

[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.: Falk 002
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: 00.00.01.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2022-12-04 at 11:30:39	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Annotation	McGrath, William; Wang Jinyan	Machine Translation and Automated Analysis of Cuneiform Languages	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2015-09-24 at 17:59:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2015-09-05 at 11:58:12	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2014-06-28 at 16:11:03	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru		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 (193268) (193268)

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, 0987 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P454156.

Nisaba 15, 0987 artifact entry (No. P454156). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P454156

Nisaba 15, 0987 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P454156 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

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	year = {2013},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P454156},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 15, 0987 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P454156.

Nisaba 15, 0987 artifact entry (No. P454156). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P454156

Nisaba 15, 0987 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P454156 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0987 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P454156},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P454156},
}

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