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Nisaba 15, 0718 (P387949)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0718 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387949 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387949 |
| 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 | 1(u) 5(disz) sila3 tu7 | 15 sila3 soup, |
| 2 | esz3-esz3 ki lugal-sze3 | to the shrines of the royal place |
| 3 | 1(disz) amar ga | 1 calf, suckling |
| 4 | 2(u) 4(disz) udu sze6-ga2 | 24 rams, |
| 5 | 1(gesz2) 3(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 63 slaughtered sheep, |
| 6 | 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 102 sila3 soup |
| 7 | 8(disz) dug 3(ban2)-ta | 8 jugs 3 ban2 each, |
| 8 | 4(u) 4(disz) dug 2(ban2)-ta | 44 jugs 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) each |
| 9 | 1(u) 6(disz) dug za3-sze3-la2 5(disz) sila3-ta | 16 jugs of lapis lazuli at 5 sila3 each |
| 10 | lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal u3 zi-ga didli | the messenger of the king and the numerous witnesses, |
| 11 | 2(u) ad3 tu-gur4{muszen} | 20 carcasses of turtledoves, |
| 12 | 1(gesz'u) 4(u) muszen-tur-tur | 1040 small birds |
| 13 | 3(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sila3 tu7 | 420 sila3 soup |
| 14 | 4(ban2) ga imgaga3 | 4 ban2 of emmer milk, |
| 15 | 1(u) 7(disz) dug 3(ban2)-ta | 17 pots 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each |
| 16 | geme2 usz-bar ki a-li2-ni-su | female weavers with Ali-nisu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) muszen-tur-tur | 145 small birds, |
| 2 | 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 102 sila3 soup |
| 3 | geme2 gesz-i3 sur-sur geme2 kikken2 geme2 e2-lunga3 u3 geme2 e2-kuruszda | female oil-pressers, female kikken workers, female brewery workers, and female workers of the Ekurušda, |
| 4 | 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) sila3 tu7 | 720 sila3 soup |
| 5 | erin2 szar2-ra-ab-du u3 SIG7-a NE | <(what have you done?)> with the numerous troops and the yellow ones |
| 6 | 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) sila3 tu7 SIG7-a {gesz}kiri6-e-ne | 900 sila3 soup, good quality, from the gardeners; |
| 7 | 1(u) 8(disz) ad3 gu4 | 18 carcasses of oxen, |
| 8 | 6(gesz2) 6(disz) ad3 udu | 666 carcasses of sheep, |
| 9 | 1(gesz2) ad3 szah2 | 60 carcasses of pigs |
| 10 | sza3-gal ur-mah u3 ur-gi7 e2-gal | The heart of a lion and a dog in the palace. |
| 11 | im-bi 5(u) 6(disz) | its tablets: 56 |
| 12 | zi-ga gar-gar-a uzu | (a kind of fatty tissue) |
| 13 | {d}iszkur-ra-bi2 agrig | Iškur-rabi, steward |
| 14 | iti szu-gar-gal | month: “Šugargal, |
| 15 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna of Uruk by goat was chosen. |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-szar-ra-ra?-ma-szu | Išar-ra-ma's |
| 2 | szu-i3-li2-su | Šu-ilissu |
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