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Nisaba 15, 0910 (P387935)
Literary, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0910 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387935 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387935 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| 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 | [n] ud5#? 1(disz) masz2-nita2 | n nanny goats, 1 male kid |
| 2 | [...] na#-gada | ... the herdsman |
| 3 | [n udu? 1(disz)] udu-nita2 | n sheep, 1 male sheep |
| 4 | [...]-ge#-si | ... he will compensate. |
| 5 | [n ud5] 1(disz) masz2 | n goats, 1 billy goat |
| 6 | [...]-x na-gada | ... the herdsman |
| 7 | [n udu?] 1(disz) udu-nita2 | n sheep, 1 male sheep |
| 8 | i#-[na-s,i2]-ir# na-gada | he will carry out the repairs to the wall footing. |
| 9 | 1(gesz'u) [udu?] 2(disz)# udu-nita2? | 60 rams, 2 male sheep |
| 10 | {d}[...] na-gada | ... the herald |
| 11 | 1(gesz'u) udu#? 2(disz) udu-nita2? | 60 rams, 2 male sheep |
| 12 | szu-ti-ru-um na-gada | Šutirum, the herdsman |
| 13 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) ud5 1(disz) ud5 | 190 goats, 1 goat |
| 14 | a-bil-la#-[tum] na-gada | Abilatum, the herdsman |
| 15 | udu ur-{d#}suen# | sheep of Ur-Suen |
| 16 | 3(gesz2) 2(u) udu#? 1(disz) u8 | 180 rams, 1 ewe |
| 17 | dingir-na-da | with Dingir-nada |
| 18 | 5(gesz2) udu 1(disz) udu-nita2? | 460 sheep, 1 male sheep |
| 19 | ku-ku dumu hu-ul-li2 | Kuku, son of Ḫulli |
| 20 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) u8 1(disz) <<udu>> sila4 | 90 ewes, 1 lamb |
| 21 | puzur4-esz18-dar | Puzur-Ištar |
| 22 | 8(gesz2) 3(u) udu 2(disz) udu-nita2? | 220 sheep, 2 rams |
| 23 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 gudu4 | Ur-Šulpa’e, gudu priest |
| 24 | 1(gesz'u) udu 2(disz) udu-nita2? | 60 sheep, 2 rams, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {d}{asz}aszgi{gi4}-tu-kul2-ti | Ašgi-tukulti |
| 2 | 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) udu 3(disz) udu-nita2? | 900 sheep, 3 rams |
| 3 | szu-nu-a-ri2 dub-sar gu4-1(u) | Šunuari, the scribe of the oxen, |
| 4 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) udu 1(disz) udu szu-{d}nisaba | 230 sheep, 1 sheep for Šu-Nisaba, |
| 5 | 2(gesz2) udu 1(disz) sila4 ba-ab-bu | 120 sheep, 1 lamb, slaughtered, |
| 6 | 4(gesz2) udu 1(disz) udu puzur4-{d}szakkan2 dumu ma-at-i3-li2 | 240 sheep, 1 sheep: Puzur-Šakkan, son of Mat-ili; |
| 7 | 3(gesz2) udu masz2 hi-a 1(disz) ud5 | 180 rams, billy goats, 1 nanny goat |
| 8 | ur-{d}nin-isin2 na-gada | Ur-Ninisin, the herdsman; |
| 9 | 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) udu 2(gesz2) udu 1(disz) masz2 | 900 sheep, 120 sheep, 1 billy goat |
| 10 | ur-{d}nin-gal | Ur-Ningal |
| 11 | 1(gesz'u) u8 2(gesz2) udu an-ne2-ba-ab-du7 | 60 ewes, 120 sheep, perfected for her |
| 12 | 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) udu 1(disz) sila4 1(disz) masz2-nita2 1(disz) masz2 ga | 60 rams, 1 lamb, 1 male kid, 1 billy goat, |
| 13 | szu-ma-me-tum | Šuma-metum |
| 14 | 4(gesz2) udu 1(disz) udu ba-gum | 240 sheep, 1 sheep: Bagum; |
| 15 | 3(gesz2) ud5 1(disz) masz2-nita2 {d}{asz}aszgi{gi4} | 180 nanny goats, 1 male kid of Ašgi, |
| 16 | 2(gesz2) udu 1(disz) sila4 szu-ma-me-tum lu2 en-nu-ga2 | 120 sheep and 1 lamb, Šuma-metum, the guard, |
| 17 | szunigin 1(disz) u8# | total: 1 ewe |
| 18 | szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) udu# | total: 22 sheep |
| 19 | szunigin 3(disz) sila4 | total: 3 lambs, |
| 20 | szunigin 2(disz) ud5 | total: 2 nanny goats |
| 21 | [szunigin] 5(disz) masz2-nita2 | total: 5 male kids |
| 22 | [szunigin 1(disz)] masz2 ga | total: 1 billy goat, milk |
| 23 | ($ blank space $) 3(u) 4(disz) | (total:) 34 |
| 24 | [udu nam-u2]-du-e dab5-ba | seized sheep for slaughtering |
| 25 | [giri3 puzur4-{d}{asz}aszgi{gi4}] dumu be-li2-kal | via Puzur-Ašgi, son of Belī-kal |
| 26 | [mu en {d}inanna unu]{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna of Uruk by goat was chosen. |
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