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Nisaba 15, 1001 (P387930)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 1001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387930 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387930 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Irisagrig |
| Coordinates | 32.1529, 45.3689 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 4(bur3) GAN2-gu4 | 4 bur3 field oxen, |
| 2 | sze#-numun-bi 7(asz) gur | its seed barley: 7 gur |
| 3 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2-bi 1(u) 4(asz) gur | labor of hirelings: 14 gur |
| 4 | n gu4-gesz nig2-sa10 x | n oxen, purchase price ; |
| 5 | gu4-apin-na ba#-[an-si] | he filled the plow oxen |
| 6 | 1(barig) sze? | 1 barig barley, |
| 7 | sa2-du11 sze-ba | regular offering of barley, |
| 8 | 3(u) udu hi-a | 30 hi-a sheep |
| 9 | nig2-sa10-bi 1(u) 5(asz) gur | its exchange value: 15 gur |
| 10 | 1(asz) dabin gur iti {gesz}apin | 1 gur of dabin-flour, month: “Plow,’ |
| 11 | 1(asz) 1(barig) dabin gur siskur2 ninda | 1 gur 1 barig dabin-flour, siskur-offering of bread |
| 12 | 1(asz) 1(barig) dabin gur u4 bu-tu#-[qum] | 1 gur 1 barig of dabin-flour for the day Butuqum |
| 13 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 14 | 1(asz) 2(barig) dabin gur x | 1 gur 2 barig dabin flour, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | iti ezem-a-dara4 | month: “Festival-of-Adara,’ |
| 2 | 2(asz) 2(barig) dabin ninda gur x x x | 2 gur 2 barig flour, bread |
| 3 | sza3 kesz3{ki} | in Keš |
| 4 | 3(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) gur | 31 gur 1 barig |
| 5 | sze-ba e2-sze3 | barley rations for the house; |
| 6 | 6(asz) kasz ninda gur | 6 gur beer, bread |
| 7 | geszbun2-dingir-re-ne | of the gods' banquet |
| 8 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) x x | 1 barig 4 ban2 , |
| 9 | 4(barig)# 4(ban2)# siskur2 e2 {d}szul-pa-e3 | 4 barig 4 ban2 offerings for the temple of Šulpa’e |
| 10 | [n] a2 geme2 e2 usz-bar | n laborers, female laborers of the weaver's house |
| 11 | [1(u)] gur# a2 sahar zi-ga | 10 gur, labor of clearing dust |
| 12 | [1(asz) gur] nig2-sa10 uruda | 1 gur, purchase price of copper |
| 13 | [1(asz) gur] a2 geme2 usz-bar | 1 gur, labor of female weavers |
| 14 | [szunigin] 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur | total: 104 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 barley |
Sources & licences
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