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Nisaba 15, 1056 (P388044)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 1056 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388044 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 388044 |
| 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(gesz2) sila4 2(disz) u8 | 60 lambs, 2 ewes |
| 2 | er3-eb na-gada | The tears of the naŋada priestess |
| 3 | 3(gesz2) udu 1(disz) sila4 gub | 180 sheep, 1 lamb stationed, |
| 4 | ha-li-lum <na-gada> | <Ḫalilum> (is) Nagada |
| 5 | 7(gesz2) udu 1(disz) u8 1(disz) sila4 | 720 sheep, 1 ewe, 1 lamb, |
| 6 | nu-ur2-i3-li2 na-gada | Nur-ili, the herdsman |
| 7 | 4(gesz2) sila4 1(disz) u8 | 240 lambs, 1 ewe |
| 8 | dingir-ba-ni na-gada | Ilī-bani, the herdsman, |
| 9 | 7(gesz2) sila4 1(disz) u8 | 720 lambs, 1 ewe |
| 10 | ur-{gesz}kiri6 na-gada | Ur-kiri, the herdsman; |
| 12 | sipa na#?-ku?-li{ki#}-me | We are the shepherds of Nakuli |
| 13 | 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) udu 1(disz) u8 | 900 sheep, 1 ewe |
| 14 | er3-x-nu-usz nu-banda3 | Ernuš, the overseer |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 7(gesz2) udu 2(disz) [u8] | 720 sheep, 2 ewes |
| 2 | kur-sza-num2 na#-[gada] | Kur-šānum, the herdsman |
| 3 | udu nu-ur2-i3-li2 na#-[gada] | sheep of Nur-ili, the herdsman |
| 4 | 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) udu 1(disz) u8 1(disz) masz2-nita2? | 900 sheep, 1 ewe, 1 male kid |
| 5 | ir-lu?-ti na-gada | “Irlūti(?), the herdsman, |
| 6 | 9(gesz2) udu 1(disz) u8 1(disz) udu | 900 sheep, 1 ewe, 1 sheep, |
| 7 | szu-kab-ta2 | šukabta |
| 8 | udu {d}nin-lil2-ama-mu | sheep for Ninlil-amamu |
| 9 | 4(gesz2) udu 1(disz) u8 ib-ni-{d}iszkur |ENxMASZ|-kak | 240 sheep and 1 ewe for Ibni-Adda, the maškak-priest |
| 10 | 8(gesz2) udu 1(disz) u8 1(disz) masz2 a-la-la-ti |ENxMASZ|-kak | 480 sheep, 1 ewe, 1 billy goat for Enxmaškak |
| 11 | 4(gesz2) udu 1(disz) ud5 dingir-ra-bi2 zabar-dab5 | 240 sheep, 1 goat: Dingir-rabi, the bronze steward; |
| 12 | 3(gesz2) udu 1(disz) ud5 {d}x-pa-ba-ni? | 180 sheep, 1 goat (for) PN |
| 13 | ugula {d}nin-lil2-ama-mu | foreman: Ninlil-amamu; |
| 14 | ($ blank space $) 2(u) la2 1(disz) | (total:) 19 |
| 15 | szu bar-ra | to be released |
| 16 | giri3 ma-szum u3 bur-ma-ma u3 {d}asz3-gi5-ba-ni | via Ašum and Bur-mama and Ezina |
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