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Nisaba 15, 0268 (P387943)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0268 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387943 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387943 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 9(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal | 93 gur 1 barig barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | i3-dub a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | the depot for the 1st time |
| 3 | 6(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) 1(barig) gur | 133 gur 1 barig |
| 4 | i3-dub a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | the depot for 2nd time |
| 5 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) 4(barig) gur | 102 gur 4 barig |
| 6 | i3-dub a-ra2 3(disz)-kam | the depot for 3rd time |
| 7 | ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) gur | (total:) 949 gur 1 barig |
| 8 | i3-dub a-sza3 nin-mah us2-sa i-ba-szar-ru-um | the depot of the field Ninmah, adjacent to Ibaššarrum |
| 9 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) gur | 133 gur 4 barig |
| 10 | i3-dub du6-{d}nin-isin2 | the depot of Du-Ninisin; |
| 11 | szunigin 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(asz) gur | total: 123 gur |
| 12 | i3-dub | he dug. |
| 13 | {d}nisaba-an-dul3 szabra | Nisaba-andul, the household manager; |
| 14 | 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) gur | 1060 gur |
| 15 | i3-dub a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | the depot for the 1st time |
| 16 | 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) gur | 281 gur |
| 17 | i3-dub a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | the depot for 2nd time |
| 18 | 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) gur | 481 gur |
| 19 | i3-dub du6-{d}nin-isin2 | the depot of Du-Ninisin; |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 7(gesz2) 2(u) gur | 220 gur |
| 2 | i3-dub <e2>-duru5-sukkal-mah dal-ba-na du6-{d}nin-isin2 u3 e2-duru5 ensi2 | the depot of the Edurusukkalmaḫ in Dalbana, Du-Ninisin and Eduru the governor. |
| 3 | szunigin 5(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) gur | total: 561 gur |
| 4 | i3-dub | he dug. |
| 5 | [...] szabra# | ..., chief household administrator |
| 6 | [...] | |
| 7 | [...] | |
| 8 | [...] | |
| 9 | [...] | |
| 10 | x-[...] | |
| 11 | 4(gesz2) gur | 240 gur |
| 12 | i3-dub | he dug. |
| 13 | 2(gesz'u) [n gur] | 20+n gur |
| 14 | i3-dub za-us2#-[...] | The depot of Za-uš |
| 15 | 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) [gur] | 942 gur |
| 16 | i3-dub du6-{d}nin-isin2 | the depot of Du-Ninisin; |
| 17 | szunigin 1(szar2) 4(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) gur | total: 141 gur |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | i3-dub | he dug. |
| 2 | lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su szabra | Lu-Ningirsu, chief household administrator; |
| 3 | 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) gur | 720 gur |
| 4 | ugula a2-bil-la-sza | foreman: Abilaša |
| 5 | kiszib3 ma2-lah5 nu-banda3 | under seal of Malaḫ, the superintendent; |
| 6 | [4(gesz'u) 1(u) 1(asz)] 1(barig) gur | 141 gur 1 barig |
| 7 | [...]-x-a-su2 | ... his |
| 8 | [...]-x-AN nu-banda3 | ..., the overseer |
| 9 | [n] 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(barig) gur | n ... 90 gur 1 barig |
| 10 | [nig2-ba] lugal | royal gift |
| 11 | [aga3-us2 dumu] uri5#{ki}-ma | soldier, citizen of Ur |
| 12 | [n] gur | n gur |
| 13 | [zi-ga]-am3 | booked out |
| 14 | [n] 1(u) 6(asz) gur | n+16 gur |
| 15 | [...]-a-ma-TAG | ...-ama-TAG |
| 16 | [szunigin n] 5(u) gur | total: n 50 gur |
| 17 | kal-la-mu szabra | Kallāmu, the household manager |
| 18 | 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) gur | 104 gur |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | i3-dub e2-duru5 ensi2 | the depot of the village of the governor, |
| 2 | ar-szi-ah szabra | Arši-aḫ, chief household manager; |
| 3 | 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 9(asz) 1(barig) gur | 89 gur 1 barig |
| 4 | nig2-ba lugal | royal gift |
| 5 | aga3-us2 dumu uri5{ki}-ma | soldier, citizen of Ur |
| 6 | ugula a2-bil-la-sza | foreman: Abilaša |
| 7 | kiszib3 ma2-lah5 nu-banda3 | under seal of Malaḫ, the superintendent; |
| 8 | ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 9(asz) 1(barig) gur | (total:) 929 gur 1 barig |
| 9 | zi#-ga-am3 | booked out |
| 10 | 1(gesz'u)# 6(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) gur | 9636 gur |
| 11 | i3#-dub# a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | the depot for the 1st time |
| 12 | 3(gesz'u)# 4(gesz2) 4(asz) gur | 184 gur |
| 13 | i3-dub a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | the depot for 2nd time |
| 14 | 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) gur | 9353 gur |
| 15 | i3-dub a-ra2 3(disz)-kam | the depot for 3rd time |
| 16 | 1(gesz'u) 4(u) 2(asz) gur | 92 gur |
| 17 | i3-dub a-ra2 4(disz)-kam | the threshing floor 4 times |
| 18 | 7(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) gur | 292 gur 1 barig, |
| 19 | i3-dub a-ra2 5(disz)-kam | the threshing floor for 5 times |
| 20 | ($ blank space $) 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 7(asz) 1(barig) gur | (total:) 9767 gur 1 barig |
| 21 | i3-dub a-sza3 kur-musz | depot of the field Kurmuš |
| 22 | szunigin 1(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) gur | total: 916 gur 2 barig |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | a-kal-la szabra | Akalla, the household manager; |
| 2 | 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) gur | 91 gur 1 barig |
| 3 | i3-dub du6-asz-gesz | the depot Duashgeš |
| 4 | sze GAN2-gu4 dal-x sza3 uri5{ki}-ma | barley of the oxen-field in Ur, |
| 5 | dingir-ba-ni szabra | Ilum-bani, the household manager, |
| 6 | 2(gesz'u) 2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) gur | 184 gur 3 barig |
| 7 | i3-dub du6-{d}nin-isin2 sze GAN2-gu4 e2-duru5 {d}suen#? | the depot of Du-Ninisin, barley of the oxen-field of the village of Suen |
| 8 | szu-e2-a szabra | Šu-Ea, chief household administrator; |
| 9 | 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) 4(barig) gur | 940 gur 4 barig |
| 10 | i3-dub du6-asz-gesz | the depot Duashgeš |
| 11 | sze GAN2-gu4 {d}nin-e2-gal | barley of the oxen field of Ninegal, |
| 12 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 szabra | Ur-Baba, the household manager; |
| 13 | ($ blank space $) 6(gesz'u) 3(u) 6(asz) gur | (total:) 636 gur |
| 14 | i3-dub du6-{d}nin-isin2 | the depot of Du-Ninisin; |
| 15 | lugal-nig2-lagar-e szabra | Lugal-nig-lagare, the household manager; |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 4(gesz'u) [n] sze gur lugal | total: 240+n gur of barley, royal (measure) |
| 2 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 3 | szunigin 5(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) gur | total: 564 gur 4 barig |
| 4 | i3-dub | he dug. |
| 5 | szunigin 6(szar2) 3(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) gur | total: 318 gur 1 barig |
| 6 | sze-gesz e3-a GAN2-gu4 | barley coming out, oxen-field |
| 7 | szabra-ne | the chief household administrators |
| 8 | a-sza3 kur-musz | field Kurmuš, |
| 9 | a-sza3 am-hu-ul | field Amḫul |
| 10 | u3 a-sza3 nin-mah | and the field Ninmah, |
| 11 | giri3 i3-li2-bi-la-ni | via Ilī-bilani, |
| 12 | u3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | and Ur-Šulpae |
| 13 | mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-abzu ba-ab-du8 | year following: “The barge Mār-Apsu was caulked. |
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