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Nisaba 15, 0918 (P411938)

Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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Designation	Nisaba 15, 0918
ID	P411938
Museum no.	CUNES 55-01-015
Collection	Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Language	Sumerian
Period	Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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	4(szar2) 2(bur'u) 8(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2	4 (šar2) 28 bur3 5 1/2 iku surface area,
2	2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 4(asz) 5(ban2) sze ziz2 gig ga-ba-tab gur	184 gur 5 ban2 wheat and emmer flour,
3	2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gu2 hi-a gur	2 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 3 sila3 of hi-a flour,
4	3(barig) numun szum2-sikil	3 barig seed of onions
5	1(asz) 1(barig) sag szum2-sikil	1 (gur) 1 barig, head of onions
6	4(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 numun za3-hi-li2	4 ban2 6 1/2 sila3 seed from Zahili,
7	apin-la2 szu-ri-a	the plowmen of the field
8	6(szar2) 1(bur'u)? 2(bur3)? 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2	6 šar2 12 bur3 5 1/2 iku surface area,
9	1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur	720 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 4 sila3
10	2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gu2 hi-a	2 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 of hi-a grain,
11	2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) numun za3-hi-li2	2 (gur) 1 barig 2 ban2, seed of zahili,
12	apin-la2 igi 4(disz)-gal2	plowman: 1/4 (shekel)
13	1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) gur	104 gur
14	sze 2(barig) igi 1(u)-gal2 ga-szu-ru-um ki sza-at-mu-a igi 4(disz)-gal2 a-sza3 ga ba-an-de2-a-sze	barley, 2 barig, 1/10 (shekel): Gašrum; from Šatmua, 1/4 (mina): the field where milk was poured out;
obverse col 2
1.a	7(szar2) 3(bur'u)? 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2	7 (šar2) 38 bur3 1 eş3 5 1/4 iku surface area,
1.b	4(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur	383 gur 2 ban2 3 sila3
1.c	3(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur	3 gur 1 barig 5 sila3
1.d	3(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 gu2 hi-a gur	3 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 1/2 sila3 hi-a-weed,
1.e	3(barig) numun szum2-sikil	3 barig seed of onions
1.f	1(asz) 1(barig) sag szum2-sikil gur	1 gur 1 barig, head of onions,
1.g	1(barig) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 numun za3-hi-li2	60 litres (of barley) 6 1/2 sila3 seeds of zahili
2	sag-nig2-gur11-ra	the debits
3	sza3-bi-ta	therefrom:
4	1(szar2) GAN2	1 car field,
5	9(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) la2 1/2(disz) sila3 gur	187 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 less 1/2 sila3
6	szuku tu-ra-am-i3-li2 szabra	prebend of Turam-ilī, the household manager.
7	1(szar2) GAN2	1 car field,
8	9(gesz2) 2(u) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur	9 (sixties) 24 ban2 6 1/2 sila3
9	szuku lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ka szabra	prebend of Lu-Ningirsu, chief household manager;
10	1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2	11 bur3 2 iku surface area
reverse col 1
1	3(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur	198 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 8 2/3 sila3
2	szuku be-li2-ka3-szi2-id dub-sar gu4	prebend of Belī-kašid, the scribe of oxen.
3	4(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2	4 bur3 1 eše3 surface area,
4	4(u) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur	40 gur 4 barig 2 ban2
5	szuku giri3-se3-ga {d}nin-hur-sag u3 {d}nansze didli sza3 di3-ni-ik-tum{ki}	prebend of Ninḫursag and Nanše, all of them, in Diniktum.
6	3(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(disz) 1/4(iku) GAN2	31 bur3 1 eše3 2 1/4 iku surface,
7	5(gesz2) 4(asz) 3(barig) 4(disz) sila3 gur	184 gur 3 barig 4 sila3
8	szuku giri3-se3-ga gu4-apin	prebend of the plow-oxen driver;
9	9(bur3) GAN2	9 bur3 field area
10	1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 3(ban2) gur	91 gur 3 ban2
11	szuku giri3-se3-ga sza3 e2	šuku (and) girisega (payment) in the house
12	3(u) ma2-lah5 1(asz) gur-ta	30 boatmen, 1 gur each,
13	2(u) 5(disz) engar gesz-i3 1(asz) gur-ta	25 plowmen, 1 gur each,
14	sze-bi 4(u) 5(asz) gur	its barley: 45 gur
15	4(szar2) 5(bur'u) 7(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2	4 (šar2) 5 (7 bur3) 2 iku field,
16	2(gesz'u) 1(u) 6(asz) 5(ban2) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur	166 gur 5 ban2 1 1/3 sila3
17	3(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 gu2 hi-a gur	3 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 1/2 sila3 hi-a-weed,
18	3(barig) numun szum2-sikil	3 barig seed of onions
19	1(asz) 1(barig) sag szum2-sikil gur	1 gur 1 barig, head of onions,
20	1(barig) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 numun za3-hi-li2	60 litres (of barley) 6 1/2 sila3 seeds of zahili
reverse col 2
1	[sila-a] gal2-la	in the street
2	[szunigin] 5(szar2) 2(bur'u) 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(disz) 1/4(iku) GAN2	total: 58 28 bur3 1 eše3 5 1/4 iku surface area
3	[szunigin] 4(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur	total: 383 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 3 sila3
4	szunigin 3(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 gu2 hi-a gur	total: 3 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 1/2 sila3 hi-a cheese,
5	szunigin 3(barig) numun szum2-sikil	total: 3 barig seeds of onions
6	szunigin 1(asz) 1(barig) sag szum2-sikil gur	total: 1 gur 1 barig, head of onions,
7	1(barig) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) numun za3-hi-li2	60 litres (of barley) 6 1/2 units (for) Zahili seed
8	a-sza3 gid2-da	the long field
9	sze gesz-e3-a	barley of the threshing floor
10	sza3 di3-ni-ik-tum{ki}	in Diniktum,
11	giri3 lugal-pa-e3 dub-sar e2-gal	via Lugal-pa’e, palace scribe;
12	u3 giri3 a-da-lal3 dub-sar	and via Adallal, the scribe.
13	mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga? masz2-e i3-pa3	year: “The en-priestess of Inanna in Uruk by means of extispicy was chosen.'"

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