Nisaba 15, 0333 (P388029)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0333 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388029 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 388029 |
| 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 | 8(disz) udu al sze6-ga2 | 8 rams, hoed, |
| 4 | 1(u) ma-la-ku udu | 10 carcasses of sheep |
| 5 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) sila3 tu7 | 105 sila3 soup |
| 6 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) ku6 | 105 fish, |
| 7 | 2(ban2) ku6-sze6 | 2 ban2 of fish, |
| 8 | lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal u3 zi-ga didli | the messenger of the king and the numerous witnesses, |
| 9 | 5(u) 3(disz) ad3 gu4 | 53 carcasses of oxen, |
| 10 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) ad3 udu | 144 carcasses of sheep, |
| 11 | 3(u) 5(disz) ad3 uz-tur | 35 small cattle herdsmen, |
| 12 | 1(u) 4(disz) ad3 ir7{muszen} | 14 carcasses of ir7 birds |
| 13 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) ad3 tu-gur4{muszen} | 98 carcasses of turtledoves, |
| 14 | 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) muszen-tur-tur | 900 small birds, |
| 15 | 4(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) sila3 tu7 | 420 sila3 soup |
| 16 | 1(u) 2(disz) dug 2(ban2)-ta | 12 jugs, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) each |
| 17 | geme2 usz-bar ki a-li2-ni-su | female weavers with Ali-nisu |
| 18 | 1(u) ad3 gu4 | 10 carcasses of oxen, |
| 19 | 2(u) 1(disz) ad3 udu | 21 carcasses of sheep, |
| 20 | 5(disz) ad3 uz-tur | 5 ad3: uztur, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) ad3 ir7{muszen} | 1 carcass of ir7 birds, |
| 2 | 1(u) 2(disz) ad3 tu-gur4{muszen} | 12 carcasses of turtledoves, |
| 3 | 6(gesz2) 2(u) muszen-tur-tur | 220 small birds, |
| 4 | 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) sila3 tu7 | 184 sila3 soup |
| 5 | 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 5(u) ku6 | 900 fish |
| 6 | 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, |
| 7 | 1(u) ad3 udu | 10 carcasses of sheep |
| 8 | ug3-IL2-me | the porters |
| 9 | [n?] 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) sila3 tu7 | n(?) 1060 sila3 soup |
| 10 | [n] ku6-sze6 | n fish |
| 11 | [n] ad3 gu4 | n carcasses of oxen |
| 12 | [n] ad3 udu | n carcasses of sheep |
| 13 | [sza3-gal ur-mah u3 ur-gi7] e2-gal | chief lion and lion of the palace |
| 14 | [im-bi] 3(u) 3(disz) | its brickage: 33 |
| 15 | [zi-ga gar]-gar-a sza3 {kusz}du10-gan | booked out, deposited, in the Dugan-shoe |
| 16 | [szu-esz18-dar] agrig | Shu-Ištar, steward |
| 17 | [iti nig2]-e-ga | month: “nigega-offerings, |
| 18 | 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. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-ba-szu-ud-NE-AN? | Abašud-NE-AN(?) |
| 2 | sze-le2-pu-um i-szar-ra-ma-asz | the šēlepû-festival will be celebrated. |
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