Nisaba 15, 0997 (P454161)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous

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anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 454161

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. bu-bu-a
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. szu-ku-ku
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. lu2-{d}mar-tu
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. da-a-a
8. szunigin 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz [2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda]
9. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) gin2 naga
10. u4 5(disz)-kam
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11. iti <ezem>-{d}szul-gi

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 15, 997

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: Anonymous 454161
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:55:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-20 at 13:39:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-06-28 at 16:11:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2013-10-13 at 13:44:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Aupperle, Eric; Owen, David I. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 15, 0997 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P454161.
Nisaba 15, 0997 artifact entry (No. P454161). (2013, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P454161
Nisaba 15, 0997 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P454161 (Accessed: June 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-21]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 0997 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P454161},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P454161},
}


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