Nisaba 15, 1120 (P454238)

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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Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 454238

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) ma-na siki-gi
2. ku3-bi 4(disz) gin2
  calculation: 30 ÷ 4 = 7.5 mana per shekel
3. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
4. ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2 6(disz) sze
  calculation: 1 ÷ 36/180 = 5 sila3 per shekel
5. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
6. ku3-bi i3!? 1(u) la2 1(disz)?-kam?
 en: its silver: oil of the sort 10 - 1 (?) (sila3 per shekel)
  highly speculative ; edition has ... 3 igi sze; Cripps suggests “its silver: 3 reciprocal grains”
reverse
1. ku3-bi 2(u)
  calculation: 1 ÷ 20/180 = 9 sila3 per shekel
  blank space
2. lu2-gu-la
3. 5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
4. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2
  calculation: 5 ÷ 1 = 5 sila3 per shekel
5. inim lu2-gu-la
6. da-a-a
7. szu ba-ti
8. 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga 1(u) 1(disz)-kam?
 en: 2 sila3 fine plant oil (of the sort) 11 (?) (sila3 per shekel)
  calculation: 2 ÷ (∼34)/180 ≈ 11 sila3 per shekel
  highly speculative; edition has ... 1(u) 1(disz) sze
left
1. szunigin 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3
  calculation: 4 + 36/180 + 20/180 + 1 + 34/180 = 5 90/180
2. ki lu2-{d}szara2 dam-gar3-ta
3. lu2-du10-ga
4. szu ba-ti
5. iti dal
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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 15, 1120

    [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 454238
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-01-20 at 08:35:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-07-24 at 11:56:36 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-02-15 at 19:32:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-10-19 at 08:53:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-10-12 at 09:40:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-10-12 at 09:02:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-06-28 at 19:17:37 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 15, 1120 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P454238.
Nisaba 15, 1120 artifact entry (No. P454238). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P454238 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 15, 1120 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P454238 (Accessed: May 23, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {Nisaba 15, 1120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P454238},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P454238},
}


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