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Nisaba 15, 0165 (P453682)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0165 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453682 |
| Museum no. | Adra 067b |
| 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 | 1(asz@c) tu-da szabra gu4-3(u) | 1 Tuda, the overseer of 30 oxen |
| 2 | 1(asz) {d}{asz}asz3-gi5-tu-kul-ti | Ašgi-tukulti |
| 3 | dumu-asz ip-qu2-sza | her son he bore. |
| 4 | dumu-asz suhusz-ki-in | a son with a foundation |
| 5 | 1(disz) {d}asz3-gi5-ba-ni | 1 Ašgibani |
| 6 | dumu-ni-me | his sons |
| 7 | 1(asz) szu-{d}iszkur dumu szu?-il-su | Šu-Addu, son of Shu-ilsu |
| 8 | 1(asz) i-di3-{d}iszkur | Iddi-Adda |
| 9 | dumu puzur4-{d}asz3-gi5 ba-usz2 | son of Puzur-Ašgi, slaughtered |
| 10 | nu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | not Ur-Šulpae |
| 11 | nu-dab5-me | they are not seized |
| 12 | szabra i3-dab5 | the household manager accepted; |
| 13 | sza13-dub-ba | chief accountant |
| 14 | sza13-dub-ba i3-dab5 | the chief accountant accepted; |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) dingir-ba-ni | Ilum-bani |
| 2 | dumu-asz kur-bi-lah3 | son of Kurbilah, |
| 3 | 1(disz) ib2-bu | 1 Ibbu, |
| 4 | dumu-ni-me | his sons |
| 5 | ki ma-at-i3-li2 ugula | from Mat-ilī the foreman. |
| 6 | nu-banda3 puzur4-kal2-a-ta | from the overseer Puzurkala |
| 7 | 1(asz@c) a-da-tum dumu bi2-bi2 | 1 Adatum, son of Bibi |
| 8 | 1(asz@c) i-la-a dumu e2-a-ra-bi2 | Ilaya, son of Ea-rabi |
| 9 | nu-dab5-me | they are not seized |
| 10 | ki szu-{d}utu engar-ta | from Šu-Utu, the plowman; |
| 11 | szu-{d}nin-szubur i3-dab5 | Šū-Ninszubur accepted; |
| 12 | 1(asz@c) szu-esz18-dar engar |ENxMASZ|-kak | 1 Shu-Ištar, the plowman of EnxMAS×KAK |
| 13 | 1(asz) i-na-ti | 1: Inati |
| 14 | 1(asz) na-bi2-{d}en-lil2 | Nabi-Enlil |
| 15 | szesz? x-x-x | brother(?) of |
| 16 | ki szu-na-bi ugula | from Šunabi, foreman |
| 17 | nu-banda3? puzur4-kal2-a-ta | from the overseer Puzurkala; |
| 18 | 1(asz@c) [...] | 1 ... |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) ma-szum dumu# puzur4-esz18-dar engar# | 1: Mašum, son of Puzur-išatar, the plowman |
| 2 | ki szu-na-tum | from Šunatum |
| 3 | nu-banda3 szu-esz18-dar-ta | from the overseer Shu-Ištar |
| 4 | szu-mi-i3-li2 | Šumi-ilī |
| 5 | 1(asz@c) AN-x-x-ni | 1 An-x-ni |
| 6 | 1(asz@c) im-da-[...]-en?-nu-ki | Imda-ennuki |
| 7 | nu-dab5-me | they are not seized |
| 8 | AN-ma-ka-ma i3-dab5 | in the sky he accepted. |
| 9 | 1(asz@c) a-hu-ba-qar engar dumu ba-la-su | Ahu-baqar, the plowman, son of Balasu |
| 10 | 1(asz@c) szu?-a-da-x dumu x-nu-x | 1 Šu-ada-, son of , |
| 11 | nu-dab5-[me] | they are not seized |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | 1(asz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 2' | 1(asz@c) ARAD2 u-bar-ra dumu [...] | 1 servant of Ubara, son of ... |
| 3' | dumu-asz [...] | son of |
| 4' | 1(asz@c) dumu [...] | 1: son of |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1' | ugula KA-[x] dumu x-ta | foreman: KA-..., son of ...; |
| 2' | szunigin 1(asz@c) szabra | total: 1 household manager |
| 3' | szunigin 1(asz) dumu-nita2 | total: 1 male child |
| 4' | szunigin 2(asz) dumu-nita2 | total: 2 sons |
| 5' | szunigin 1(disz) dumu-nita2 | total: 1 son |
| 6' | szunigin 3(asz) ma-[x] | total: 3 ... |
| 7' | nu-dab5-[me] | they are not seized |
| 8' | szabra-[me] | the chief household administrator |
| reverse col 5 | ||
| 1' | szunigin [...] | total: |
| 2' | szunigin [...] | total: |
| 3' | nu-dab5 [...] | did not seize |
| 4' | nu-banda3 x [...] | the overseer |
| 5' | szunigin 1(u) x [...] | total: 10 ... |
| 6' | szunigin 3(u) 6(asz) [n ...] | total: 36 ... |
| 7' | szunigin 2(asz@c) engar# [...] | total: 2 plowmen |
| 8' | szunigin 2(asz) szesz-tab-ba | total: 2 Šeštaba |
| 9' | szunigin 2(asz@c) engar ka-asz | total: 2 cupbearers |
| 10' | szunigin 1(asz@c) engar ka-asz nu-iti? | total: 1 aš-c-(worker), plowman, beer of the month |
| 11' | szunigin 1(asz@c) gurusz szum2 gesz-ra?-tu-szu? | total: 1 aš-c-(worker), male laborer, “giver of his axes(?); |
| 12' | szunigin dumu 6(asz) dumu-nita2 | total: 6 children, male children |
| 13' | szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) dumu-nita2 | total: 11 sons |
| 14' | szunigin 2(asz) gurusz szu-gi4 | total: 2 aš, male laborers, remitted; |
| 15' | |ENxMASZ|-kak-me | of Enxmaškakme |
| 16' | 2(asz@c) engar | 2: farmers; |
| 17' | 1(asz) dumu-nita2 | 1 male child |
| 18' | 1(disz) dumu-nita2 | 1 male child |
| 19' | nu-dab5-me | they are not seized |
| 20' | engar-me | are farmers. |
| reverse col 6 | ||
| 1' | szunigin 1(asz@c) lu2 i3-dub | total: 1 aš-c-(worker), porter |
| 2' | szunigin 2(asz) szesz-tab-ba | total: 2 Šeštaba |
| 3' | szunigin 2(disz) dumu-nita2 | total: 2 sons |
| 4' | |ENxMASZ|-kak-me | of Enxmaškakme |
| 5' | szunigin 2(asz@c) gurusz | total: 2 male laborers |
| 6' | szunigin 2(disz) dumu-nita2 | total: 2 sons |
| 7' | szunigin nu-dab5-me | total they did not seize. |
| 8' | szunigin 2(asz@c) gurusz | total: 2 male laborers |
| 9' | szunigin dumu-asz | total, children. |
| 10' | szunigin 1(disz) dumu-nita2 | total: 1 son |
| 11' | ARAD2-me | are our servants. |
| 12' | 2(disz) bur nigin2-na-me | 2 bur of niginna-me, |
| 13' | szunigin 9(disz) gurusz zah3 | total: 9 male laborers, slain; |
| 14' | gurum2 ak dib-ba | inspections of those who passed by |
| 15' | giri3-se3-ga gu4-apin-3(u) | personnel of 30 plow-oxen |
| 16' | tu-da szabra | Tuda, the household manager, |
| 17' | ur-mes ensi2 | Ur-mes, the governor |
| 18' | giri3 {d}szara2-kam dub-sar | via Šarakam, the scribe; |
| 19' | u3 ur-{d}en-gal-du-du szagina | and Ur-Engaldudu, general |
| 20' | iti szu-gar-gal | month: “Šugargal, |
| 21' | mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna of Karzida was installed. |
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