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Nisaba 15, 0221 (P411980)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0221 |
|---|---|
| ID | P411980 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 56-01-004 |
| Collection | Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) |
| Coordinates | 32.0591, 45.2922 |
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 | 3(bur3) GAN2 sze | 3 bur3 field area: barley; |
| 2 | 4(iku) GAN2 gu2-tur | 4 iku field area: gutur; |
| 3 | 6(asz) sze gur 2(barig) gu2-tur | 6 gur barley, 2 barig gutur-beer, |
| 4 | sze-numun mur-gu4-kam | seed barley for oxen, |
| 5 | 3(asz) gur a2 al ak u3 u2 ze2-a | 3 gur, labor of hoeing and grass-fed, |
| 6 | szu-{d}isz-ha-ra engar | Šū-Ishhara, the plowman; |
| 7 | 4(ban2) sze-ba a-hu-du10 sza3-gu4 | 4 ban2 barley rations of Ahu-ṭāb, oxen manager; |
| 8 | 3(ban2) 5(disz)? <sila3> u2-tul2-ma-ma | 3 ban2 5(?) sila3 utulmama, |
| 9 | 5(ban2)! a-li-a | 5 ban2: Aliya; |
| 10.a | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> szu-{d}isz-ha-ra engar | 60 litres (of barley) 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 (for) Shu-Išhara, the plowman |
| 10.b | 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze-ba | 3 barig 2 ban2 barley, |
| 10.c | iti 1(disz)-kam | for 1 month |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ra-ta | from month “Festival of Šulgi,’ |
| 2 | iti sze-sag11-ku5-sze3 | to month “Harvest, |
| 3 | iti-bi 6(disz)-am3 | its months: 6, |
| 4 | sze-bi 4(asz) gur-am3 | its barley: 4 gur |
| 5 | szunigin 1(u) 3(asz) sze gur 2(barig) gu2-tur | total: 13 gur barley, 2 barig, small, |
| 6 | ki lal3-li2-a-ta | from Lallaya |
| 7 | ba-zi | Bazi, |
| 8 | sza3 masz-kan2 kul2-li2-zum{ki} | in the maškan of Kullīzum, |
| 9 | mu ma2-dara3-abzu {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year: “Ma-dara-abzu of Enki was caulked. |
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