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Nisaba 15, 0263 (P387886)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0263 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387886 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387886 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Irisagrig |
| Coordinates | 32.1529, 45.3689 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur | 27 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 barley, |
| 2 | si-i3-tum | sītum-disease |
| 3 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-dara3-abzu {d}en-ki-ka bi2-in-du8 | year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the barge Dara-abzu of Enki was caulked. |
| 4 | 7(gesz2) 5(asz) gur | 765 gur |
| 5 | sze mu-kux(DU) | barley delivery |
| 6 | 7(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur | 292 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 |
| 7 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 8 | 6(bur3) GAN2 | 6 bur3 field area |
| 9 | sze-numun-bi 6(asz) gur | its seed barley: 6 gur |
| 10 | mur-gu4-bi 6(asz) gur | its oxen-bones: 6 gur |
| 11 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2-bi 1(u) 2(asz) gur | its hire labor: 12 gur |
| 12 | 4(disz) gu4-gesz 8(asz) gur-ta | 4 oxen, 8 gur each |
| 13 | 3(disz) gu4-gesz 7(asz) gur-ta | 3 oxen, 7 gur each, |
| 14 | sze-bi 5(u) 3(asz) gur | its barley: 53 gur |
| 15 | 1(disz) gu4-gesz nig2-sa10-bi 6(asz) gur | 1 ox, its purchase price: 6 gur |
| 16 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu hi-a nig2-sa10-bi 4(u) gur | 60 sheep, its purchase price is 40 gur |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | siskur2 mu 1(disz)-kam | offering, 1st year, |
| 2 | 1(u) kasz ninda gur | 10 gur beer and bread |
| 3 | geszbun2-dingir-re-ne | of the gods' banquet |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) gur sa2-du11 a-tu | 60 gur, regular offering, Atu; |
| 5 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) gur sze-ba ARAD2-e2 | 102 gur, barley rations of ARAD-e; |
| 6 | 2(asz) gu2 siki 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na-ta | 2 talents of wool at 12 minas each, |
| 7 | nig2-sa10-bi 1(u) gur | its exchange value: 10 gur |
| 8 | siki-ba ARAD2-e2-a | wool of Warad-Ea |
| 9 | 1(u) 2(asz) gur sze-ba ma-asz2-tum ama a-tu | 12 gur, barley rations of the women's quarters |
| 10 | szunigin 4(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) gur | total: 147 gur |
| 11 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 12 | si-i3-tum 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur | sītum: 165 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 |
| 13 | nig2-ka9-ak nig2-gur11 a-tu | accounts of property of Atu |
| 14 | giri3 dingir-e2 | via Dingir-e; |
| 15 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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