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Nisaba 15, 0404 (P450152)
Letter, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0404 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450152 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 58-02-002 |
| Collection | Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Irisagrig |
| Coordinates | 32.1529, 45.3689 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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) {uruda}sza-am-sza-tum sza3-DU sza-am-sza-tum ku3-sig17 | 60 šamaštu-bowls, ... of gold, |
| 2 | ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na 9(disz) gin2 | its weight: 1 talent 25 minas 9 shekels; |
| 3 | ku3-{d}nanna i3-la2 | Ku-Nanna weighed out. |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) {uruda}sza-am-sza-tum sza3-DU sza-am-sza-tum ku3-sig17 | 60 šamaštu-bowls, ... of gold, |
| 5 | ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 | its weight: 1 talent 22 1/2 minas 2 1/2 shekels; |
| 6 | x-gi i3-la2 | he will pay back. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [1(gesz2)] {uruda}sza-am-sza-tum sza-DU sza-am-sza-tum ku3-sig17 | 60 šamaštu-bowls, ... of gold, |
| 2 | ki-la2-bi 2(asz) gu2 4(u) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 | its weight: 2 talents 47 2/3 minas 1 1/2 shekels; |
| 3 | ba-la2 ma2 {d}nin-hur-sag-sze3 ba-a-gar | the bala of the barge of Ninḫursag was set. |
| 4 | iti {gesz}apin | month: “Plow,’ |
| 5 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, the land of Zabšali destroyed. |
| 1 | ki-la2 tag-ga uruda sza-am-sza-tum | weight of a šammatu copper vessel |
| 2 | iti {gesz}apin | month: “Plow,’ |
| 3 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, the land of Zabšali destroyed. |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}szu-{d}suen | Šū-Suen, |
| 2 | lugal kal-ga | mighty king |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | king of Ur |
| 4 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | king of the four quarters |
| seal 1 col 2 | ||
| 1 | puzur4-{d}li9-si4 | Puzur-Lisi, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu nu-uh2-dingir | son of Nuḫ-ilum, |
| 4 | ARAD2-zu | your servant. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 gudu4 | Ur-Šulpa’e, gudu priest |
| 2 | dub-sar a-ru-a | scribe of contributions. |
| 3 | dumu ma-szum | son of Mašum |
| seal 3 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}szu-{d}suen | Šū-Suen, |
| 2 | lugal kal-ga | mighty king |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | king of Ur |
| 4 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | king of the four quarters |
| seal 3 col 2 | ||
| 1 | a-li2-ni-su2 | Ali-nisu |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | nu-banda3 usz-bar | the overseer of weavers |
| 4 | [ARAD2]-zu | your servant |
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