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Nisaba 15, 0031 (P453601)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0031 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453601 |
| Museum no. | Adra 083 |
| Collection | Adra, Jawad, Heri, Lebanon |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 5(u) ud5 | 50 goats, |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 9(disz) masz2-nita2 | 89 male goats, |
| 3 | ($ blank space $) 2(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz) | (total:) 119. |
| 4 | szu-ma-ma na-gada dumu ga-li2-a | Šumama, the herdsman, son of Galiya, |
| 5 | 4(gesz2) ud5 3(u) 2(disz) masz2 du | 240 nanny goats, 32 full-grown kids, |
| 6 | 8(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) masz2-nita2 3(u) 1(disz) masz2 du | 184 male kids, 31 full-grown kids, |
| 7 | ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) | (total:) 97, |
| 8 | nu-ur2-i3-li2 na-gada dumu SI-A-um | Nur-ilī, the herdsman, son of SI-Aum, |
| 9 | 5(u) ud5 | 50 goats, |
| 10 | 7(gesz2) 3(u) masz2-nita2 | 390 male kids, |
| 11 | ($ blank space $) 8(gesz2) 2(u) | (total:) 220 |
| 12 | e#-la-ak-szu-qir na-gada | Elak-šuqir, the herdsman |
| 13 | [3(gesz2)] 3(u) ud5 [7(disz)] masz2 du | 390 nanny goats, 7 full-grown kids |
| 14 | [4(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz)] masz2#-nita2 | 148 male kids |
| 15 | [6(disz) masz2] du? | 6 full-grown billy goats |
| 16 | [($ blank space $) 8(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz)] | (subtotal:) 141 |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | lu-lu na-gada | Lulu, the herdsman |
| 2 | 2(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) ud5 4(u) 9(disz) masz2 du | 121 nanny goats, 49 full-grown billy goats |
| 3 | 1(gesz'u) 3(u) 9(disz) masz2-nita2 4(u) 8(disz) masz2 du | 89 male kids, 48 full-grown kids, |
| 4 | ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(disz) | (total:) 105, |
| 5 | i-sar-pa2-dan na-gada | he will measure out, the wagon |
| 6 | 4(gesz2) ud5 2(u) 4(disz) masz2 du | 240 nanny goats, 24 full-grown kids, |
| 7 | 7(gesz2) 5(disz) masz2-nita2 2(u) 3(disz) masz2 du | 255 male kids, 23 full-grown kids, |
| 8 | ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) | (total:) 952 |
| 9 | nu-ur2-i3-li2 na-gada dumu isz-lu-dingir | Nur-ilī, the herdsman, son of Išlu-ilum, |
| 10 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) ud5 1(u) 3(disz) masz2 du | 93 nanny goats, 13 billy goats |
| 11 | 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) masz2-nita2 1(u) 2(disz) masz2 du | 133 male kids, 12 full-grown kids, |
| 12 | ($ blank space $) 4(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) | (total:) 141 |
| 13 | szu-{d}nin-szubur na-gada lu2 masz-kan2 pu-sa{ki} | Šū-Ninshubur the nagada priest the man of the reservoir of Pusa |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 5(disz) ud5 | 15 nanny goats |
| 2 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) masz2-nita2 | 133 male goats, |
| 3 | ($ blank space $) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) | (total:) 188 |
| 4 | i3-li2-kal na-gada | Ilī-kal, the herdsman |
| 5 | 1(u) ud5 2(disz) masz2 du | 10 nanny goats, 2 full-grown billy goats |
| 6 | 1(u) 3(disz) masz2-nita2 2(disz) masz2 du | 13 male kids, 2 full-grown kids, |
| 7 | ($ blank space $) 2(u) 7(disz) | (total:) 27 |
| 8 | ba-zi-zi-um na-gada | Bazizium, the herdsman |
| 9 | 1(u) 5(disz) ud5 | 15 nanny goats |
| 10 | 6(disz) masz2-nita2 | 6 male goats, |
| 11 | ($ blank space $) 2(u) 1(disz) | (total:) 21 |
| 12 | a-lu-um na-gada | Alûm, the herdsman |
| 13 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) ud5 1(u) 1(disz) masz2 du | 70 nanny goats, 11 full-grown billy goats |
| 14 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) masz2-nita2 1(u) masz2 du | 90 male kids, 10 full-grown kids, |
| 15 | ($ blank space $) 5(gesz2) 1(disz) | (total:) 61 |
| 16 | szu-i3-li2 na-gada | Šu-ilī, the herdsman, |
| 17 | szunigin 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) ud5 2(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) masz2 du | total: 164 nanny goats, 188 full-grown billy goats; |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [szunigin 4(gesz'u)] 9(gesz2)# 5(u)# masz2-nita2 [2(gesz2) 1(u)] 2(disz) masz2 du | total: 472 male kids, 212 full-grown kids |
| 2 | [($ blank space $) 1(szar2)] 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) | (subtotal:) 184, |
| 3 | ud5 si-il2-la | nanny goat raised |
| 4 | ugula ba-ba-lum szusz3 | foreman Babalam, cattle manager; |
| 5 | ki ur-mes-ta | from Ur-mes |
| 6 | ba-ba-lum i3-dab5 | Babalum accepted; |
| 7 | giri3 ba-ba-ti dub-sar | via Babati, the scribe; |
| 8 | u3 giri3 lugal-me-lam2 ensi2 nibru{ki} | and via Lugal-melam, governor of Nippur. |
| 9 | iti gi-sig-ga u4 3(u)-am3 ba-zal | The month of Kisigga, the day 30 passed; |
| 10 | mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul | year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed. |
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