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Nisaba 15, 0971 (P388008)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0971 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388008 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 388008 |
| 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 | 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) udu hi-a 3(disz) udu-nita2 | 900 sheep, 3 male sheep, |
| 2 | na-bi2-i3-li2-su aga3-us2 lugal | Nabi-ilisu, royal soldier, |
| 3 | 5(gesz2) udu 1(disz) udu-nita2 | 460 sheep, 1 male sheep |
| 4 | s,u-la-lum aga3-us2 lugal | Ṣulalum, royal soldier, |
| 5 | 1(gesz'u) udu 2(disz) udu-nita2 | 60 sheep, 2 rams, |
| 6 | lu2-{d}nanna aga3-us2 lugal | Lu-Nanna, royal soldier |
| 7 | 4(gesz2) udu 1(disz) udu-nita2 | 240 sheep, 1 male sheep |
| 8 | szu-i3-li2 aga3-us2 lugal | Šu-ilī, royal soldier. |
| 9 | 4(gesz2) udu 1(disz) udu-nita2 | 240 sheep, 1 male sheep |
| 10 | er3#-re-szum ARAD2 {d}suen-illat-su | Errešum, servant of Sîn-illassu. |
| 11 | [n] udu 1(disz) udu-nita2 | n sheep, 1 male sheep |
| 12 | [nu?-ur2?]-i3-li2 aga3-us2 lugal | Nur-ili, soldier of the king |
| 13 | [n x] 2(disz) gu4 x 8(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2-[gal] x-x-x | ... 2 oxen, 8 sheep, 1 billy goat ... |
| 14 | 1(disz) udu-nita2 1(disz) [x] x [...] | 1 ram, 1 ... |
| 15 | x x x | |
| 16 | 5(disz) udu [...] | 5 sheep |
| 17 | e-la-ak#-[nu-id ...] | Elak-nu'id ... |
| 18 | 3(disz) [udu ...] | 3 sheep ... |
| 19 | 2(disz) [udu ...] | 2 sheep |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | e-la-ak-nu-id a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | Elaknid, for the 1st time |
| 2 | 1(gesz'u) udu 1(disz) u8 1(disz) masz2-gal | 60 rams, 1 ewe, 1 billy goat, |
| 3 | puzur4-ha-li2 aga3-us2 | Puzur-hali, soldier |
| 4 | 5(gesz2) udu 1(disz) u8 | 420 sheep, 1 ewe |
| 5 | ga-a-a | I want to say |
| 6 | giri3 szu-esz18-dar ARAD2 [{d}suen-illat-su] | via Shu-Ištar, servant of Sîn-illatsu |
| 7 | 3(gesz2) udu 1(disz) udu | 180 sheep, 1 sheep |
| 8 | pu-su lu2 en-nu-ga2 | the ... of the guard, |
| 9 | 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) udu 1(disz) u8 1(disz) masz2-gal [...] | 720 sheep, 1 ewe, 1 billy goat |
| 10 | szu-{d}suen-na-[ra-am-esz18-dar nar-gal] | Šū-Sîn-nāram-išar the chief musician |
| 11 | 7(gesz2) udu 1(disz) u8 | 720 sheep, 1 ewe |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | ur-[...] | Ur- |
| 2' | [...] | |
| 3' | [...] | |
| 4' | [...] | |
| 5' | [...] | |
| 6' | 5(gesz2) udu 1(disz) u8 ARAD2 {d}suen-illat-su | 460 sheep, 1 ewe, servant of Sîn-illatsu, |
| 7' | 1(u) udu 2(disz) u8 x-[...] | 10 sheep, 2 ewes |
| 8' | n udu 1(disz) u8 x-[...] | n sheep, 1 ewe |
| 9' | 5(gesz2) udu 1(disz) u8 [...] | 460 sheep, 1 ewe |
| 10' | giri3 puzur4-[...] | via Puzur- |
| 11' | 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) udu 2(disz) u8 [1(disz)] masz2-gal# | 720 sheep, 2 ewes, 1 billy goat |
| 12' | ur-mi-a ARAD2 [{d}suen-illat-su] | Urmia, servant of Sîn-illassu. |
| 13' | 5(gesz2) udu 1(disz) udu saga szu-u-te-la-[...] | 350 sheep, 1 good quality sheep for Šutela- |
| 14' | 6(gesz2) udu 1(disz) u8 1(disz) masz2-gal | 460 sheep, 1 ewe, 1 billy goat, |
| 15' | e2-a-kal | Ea-kal |
| 16' | 5(gesz2) udu 1(disz) u8 1(disz) masz2-gal | 460 sheep, 1 ewe, 1 billy goat, |
| 17' | i-ti-ti aga3-us2 | Ititi, soldier |
| 18' | 5(gesz2) udu 1(disz) u8 | 420 sheep, 1 ewe |
| 19' | a-da-lal3 aga3-us2 | Adalal, soldier |
| 20' | 5(gesz2) udu 1(disz) u8 | 420 sheep, 1 ewe |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...]-me-[...] | ... you(?) |
| 2 | 5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) [n ...] | 420+n ... |
| 3 | a-da-[lal3 ...] | Adalal ... |
| 4 | 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) [n ...] | 900+ ... |
| 5 | ba-ba-lum szusz3 | Babalum, cattle manager |
| 6 | szunigin 8(disz) u8 1(disz) kir11 gub | total: 8 ewes, 1 female lamb stationed; |
| 7 | szunigin 4(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2 | total: 42 rams |
| 8 | szunigin 2(disz) ud5 1(disz) masz2 gub | total: 2 nanny goats and 1 billy goat stationed; |
| 9 | szunigin 9(disz) masz2-gal | total: 9 full-grown billy goats |
| 10 | ($ blank space $) [n] 3(gesz2) udu masz2 hi-a | n+300 sheep, billy goats |
| 11 | udu nam-u2-du-e dab5-ba | sheep seized by herdsmen |
| 12 | giri3 ba-ba-lum | via Babalum |
| 13 | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 si-mu-ru-um{ki} mu-hul | year: “Ibbi-Suen, king of Ur, Simurrum destroyed. |
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