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Nisaba 15, 0459 (P387969)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0459 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387969 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387969 |
| 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 | 5(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) [5(disz)] gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 388 1/3 5 1/6 shekels 2 1/2 barley-corns for 1 day |
| 2 | si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak | account of |
| 3 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3 | year following: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall Muriq-tidnim erected. |
| 4 | sag-nig2-gur11-ra | the debits |
| 5 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 6 | 2(u) sze gur | 20 gur of barley |
| 7 | kiszib3 pi-ze2-ze2 dub-sar | under seal of Pizeze, the scribe; |
| 8 | ugu2-a ga2-ga2-dam | is to be brought to an end |
| 9 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, the land of Zabšali destroyed. |
| 10 | 2(u) sze gur | 20 gur of barley |
| 11 | kiszib3 pi-ze2-ze2 dub-sar | under seal of Pizeze, the scribe; |
| 12 | ugu2-a ga2-ga2-dam | is to be brought to an end |
| 13 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2 | year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the great barge for Enlil and Ninlil fashioned. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szunigin 4(u) sze gur | total: 40 gur of barley |
| 2 | zi#-ga#-am3 | booked out |
| 3 | la2-ia3 [...] u4 1(disz)-sze3 6(disz) sze-ta | Deficit ... for 1 day, 6 barley-corns each |
| 4 | ku3-babbar#-[bi ...] ma-na | its silver: ... minas |
| 5 | diri [...] sze gur | surplus barley gur |
| 6 | diri la2-ia3 ib2-gu7-ta#? | surplus of the deficit which he will consume |
| 7 | la2-ia3 5(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) 5(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | Deficit: 388 1/3 5 1/6 shekels 2 1/2 barley-corns workdays, male laborers; |
| 8 | [la2]-ia3# bar-tam | deficit of bartam |
| 9 | [nig2]-ka9-ak | account |
| 10 | [... {d}{asz}]aszgi{gi4}-ba-ni szabra | ... Ašgi-bani, the chief household administrator |
| 11 | [mu] {d#}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3-ta | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, Great-stele for Enlil and Ninlil erected. |
| 12 | [mu] {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2-sze3 | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, the great barge for Enlil and Ninlil fashioned.’ |
| 13 | mu-bi mu 3(disz)-am3# | its years: 3 years |
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