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Nisaba 15, 0180 (P453690)

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

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DesignationNisaba 15, 0180
IDP453690
Museum no.Adra 273a
CollectionAdra, Jawad, Heri, Lebanon
LanguageSumerian
PeriodUr III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
GenreAdministrative
Find spotIrisagrig
Coordinates32.1529, 45.3689

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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.

LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse col 1
1'[...] gurusz... young man
2'[...] sze-ba dab5-ba 1(szar2) [...]... barley rations, seized, 1 hundred
3'[zi]-ga-am3booked out
4'[n] gurusz sze-ba dab5-ban male laborers, barley rations seized
5'[iti gi]-sig#-ga-tafrom month "Gisigga"
6'[iti] sze-sag11-ku5-sze3in the month of Addarum
7'[iti-bi iti] 7(disz)-am3its months: 7 months
8'[...]-DU...-DU
9'[...] 5(u)?50(?)
obverse col 2
1'2(disz) [...]2 ...,
2'1(gesz2) 5(disz) dug 3(ban2)-ta65 jugs 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each
3'2(u) 6(disz) dug hal 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta26 hal-vessels at 1 ban2 5 sila3 each,
4'1(u) 3(disz) dug kun-du3 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta13 kunddu vessels, 1 ban2 5 sila3 (= 15 sila3) each
5'5(u) 2(disz) dug munu4 i3 1(barig) 1(ban2) ta52 jugs of malt oil, 1 barig 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) each
6'2(u) 6(disz) dug kun-du3 1(ban2)-ta26 kundu-vessels, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) each
7'1(u) 3(disz) dug nam-ha-ru-um 1(ban2)-ta13 namharum-vessels, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) each
8'1(u) 3(disz) dug sila3-banda3{da} 1(ban2)-ta13 sila3-banda-vessels at 1 ban2 each,
9'6(gesz2) 3(u) dug za3-sze3-la2 5(disz) sila3-ta390 jugs of emmer at 5 sila3 each,
10'2(u) 6(disz) dug nam-ha-ru-um 5(disz) sila3-ta26 namharum-vessels, 5 sila3 each
obverse col 3
1'[n dug nam]-ha#-ru-um 5(disz) sila3-tan namharum-vessels of 5 sila3 each
2'1(u) 3(disz) dug hal-banda3{da} 5(disz) sila3-ta13 halbanda-vessels at 5 sila3 each
3'1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) dug za3-sze3-la2 1(disz) sila3-ta168 jugs of zašela-flour, 1 sila3 each,
4'6(gesz2) 3(u) dug bur-nig2-i3-de2-a 1(disz) sila3-ta390 jugs of bur-nig-idea, 1 sila3 each
5'5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) dug sila3 bur-zi 1(disz) sila3-ta420 jugs of burzi beer at 1 sila3 each,
6'6(gesz2) 3(u) dug 1/3(disz) sila3-ta390 jugs 1/3 sila3 each,
7'sa2-du11 szu!-a-gi-<na> u3 nig2-dab5 UD SARregular offerings of Šū-agina and nigdab offerings of the day
8'ki-a-nag {d}amar-{d}suenthe drinking place of Amar-Suena,
9'1(gesz2) dug mud3 1(disz)60 mud-vessels, 1
10'3(u) 9(disz) dug 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta39 jugs 1 ban2 5 sila3 each,
11'1(u) 3(disz) dug za3? munu4 1(ban2) sila3-ta13 jugs of za3? malt, 1 ban2 sila3 each
12'1(u) 3(disz) dug utul2 1(ban2)-ta13 utul-vessels, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) each
13'1(u) 3(disz) dug kun-du3 1(ban2) ta13 kunddu-vessels, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) each
14'1(u) 3(disz) dug nam-ha-ru-um 5(disz) sila3-ta13 pots: Namḫarum 5 sila3 each;
obverse col 4
1'1(gesz2) 3(u) dug [x] 1/3(disz) sila3-ta90 jugs ... 1/3 sila3 each
2'1(gesz2) dug hal 5(disz) sila3-ta60 hal-vessels of 5 sila3 each,
3'4(disz) dug utul2 5(ban2) sila3-ta4 jugs of soup, 5 ban2 sila3 each
4'4(disz) dug ta2-bil3-tum 1(ban2)-ta4 tabiltu-vessels at 1 ban2 each,
5'3(u) dug utul2 1(ban2)-ta30 utul-vessels, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) each
6'6(gesz2) im-sig-na460 of imsignu-wood,
7'1(u) 4(disz) dug 1(ban2)-ta14 pots, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) each
8'1(u) 2(disz) dug sag-ga2 1(ban2)?-ta12 jugs, head, at 1 ban2 (?) each
9'1(gesz2) dug a-bi2 1(ban2)-ta60 jugs of water at 1 ban2 each,
10'7(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) dug giri3 1(ban2)?-ta142 jugs via 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) each
11'1(u) dug nig2-luh 1(ban2)-ta10 nigluḫ-vessels, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) each
12'3(u) dug hal 5(disz) sila3-ta30 hal-vessels 5 sila3 each,
13'1(u) 5(disz) dug ta2-bil3-tum 5(disz) sila3-ta15 tabiltu-vessels, 5 sila3 each
14'1(gesz2) dug giri3 5(disz) sila3-ta60 jugs via 5 sila3 each,
obverse col 5
1'[n dug ... n] sila3-tan pots ... n sila3 each
2'[n dug ...]-ki [n] sila3-tan ...-vessels n sila3 each
3'giri3 lugal a-ra2 2(disz)-kamvia Lugal, 2nd time
4'1(u) 8(disz) dug KU-kur-du3 3(barig) 3(ban2)-ta18 kurdu-vessels, 3 barig 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each
5'1(u) 8(disz) dug lam-ri18 jugs of lamru-beer
6'1(u) 8(disz) dug sza3-gub18 šagub vessels
7'dug hi-bu-szu-uma pot of hibušum-beer
8'lu2 lunga lugal-ke4the brewer of the king
9'szu ba-ab-tireceived.
11'1(u) dug KU-kur-du3 1(asz) gur-ta10 kurdu-vessels, 1 gur each
12'2(disz) dug uzu 1(asz)-ta2 jugs of meat, 1 each
13'a-lu-lu lu2 ur3-raWoe, the man of the roof.
14'nig2-dab5 za3-mu-kanigdab(-offering) of Zamu
15'kiszib3 ur-mesunder seal of Ur-mes;
obverse col 6
1'[...]
2'3(u) dug da?30 jugs da(?)
3'2(disz) dug gul2 gul-vessels
4'1(gesz2) 4(u) dug a-bi2100 jugs of Abi
5'9(disz) dug ma-an-uzu 2(ban2)-ta9 jugs of man-uzu, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) each
6'6(gesz2) 8(disz) dug lugud2-da68 jugs of soup
7'4(u) 5(disz) dug sag-ga245 jugs, first quality
8'1(gesz2) 4(disz) dug hal64 halved pots,
9'2(gesz2) dug SIG7-bala120 SIG-bala-vessels
10'3(u) 2(disz) dug tur-bur332 small pots,
11'7(disz) dug mud37 pots of mud,
12'1(u) 3(disz) dug nig2-luh13 pots of nigluḫ
13'9(disz) dug nig2-nig2-a-zu-zu9 pots: Nig-nig-azuzu
14'3(u) dug nig2-a-szu-di30 jugs of ašudu-wine,
15'1(u) dug munu4 1(barig)-ta10 jugs of malt, 1 barig each
16'2(disz) dug munu4-hu2 jugs of malt
17'9(disz) dug ma-an-uzu 3(disz) sila3-ta9 jugs of man-uzu, 3 sila3 each
18'1(u) dug gur tul2-la210 gur tulla-vessels,
obverse col 7
1'[...] 5(szar2) [n]... 5šar
2'5(u) 4(disz) dug [...]54 jugs
3'3(u) 3(disz) dug sag-ga233 jugs, first quality
4'3(gesz2) dug ze2-tu-ru-um180 jugs of tēturrum beer,
5'3(disz) dug ka-hal3 kahal-vessels,
6'3(disz) dug ka3-an-num23 pots: Ka-annum;
7'1(u) im-bi2-du-du10: Imbidudu;
8'mu bala-a-sze3for the bala year;
9'kiszib3 a-da-lal3 dub-sarunder seal of Adallal, the scribe
10'1(disz) dug mud3 2(barig) 3(ban2)1 mud vessel, 2 barig 3 ban2
11'2(u) dug tur-bur3 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta20 small vessels, 1 barig 4 ban2 (= 100 sila3) each
12'9(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) dug 3(ban2)-ta97 jugs 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each
13'2(u) dug tur-bur3 3(ban2)-ta20 small vessels, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each
14'2(u) dug nam-ha-ru-um 3(ban2)-ta20 namḫarum-vessels of 3 ban2 each,
15'1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) dug-gal 2(ban2)-ta900 large vessels, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) each
16'2(gesz'u) 4(u) dug 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta140 jugs 1 ban2 5 sila3 each,
17'1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) dug za3-sze3-la2-sze3 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta7010 jugs of cypress, 1 ban2 5 sila3 each
reverse col 1
1'kiszib3 ip-qu2-sza ugula lu2 lungaunder seal of Ipquša, foreman of the brewer;
2'4(u) 4(disz) dug lugud2-da44 jugs of soup,
3'2(u) dug giri3 1(ban2)-ta20 jugs via 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) each
4'9(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) dug sila3 bur-zi198 jugs of burzi-flour,
5'kiszib3 a-bu-szu-ni ugula kikken2under seal of Abušuni, foreman of the millers;
6'7(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3720 workdays, male laborers,
7'kiszib3 bi2-bi2 dub-sar i3under seal of Bībi, scribe of oil
8'ugu2-a ga2-ga2 lu2 nig2-dab5-ba-ke4-neon account of the seized persons,
9'1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) 4(disz) gin2 gurusz u4 [1(disz)-sze3]9757 5/6 4 shekels workdays, male laborers
10'a2 u4 dab5-a gurusz sze# [...]labor of the captured day, young man, barley ...
11'dab5-ba ti-ik-ni-tum [...]Captured by Tiknītum
12'a2 gurusz# [...] x [...]The labor of the young man ...
reverse col 2
1'szunigin 3(disz) dug mud3 2(barig) 3(ban2)-tatotal: 3 mud-vessels, 2 barig 3 ban2 (= 20 sila3) each
2'szunigin 2(disz) dug mud3-ka-ta 3(ban2) tatotal: 2 mud-vessels 3 ban2 each
3'szunigin 2(u) dug tur-bur3 1(barig) 4(ban2)-tatotal: 20 small vessels, 1 barig 4 ban2 (= 100 sila3) each
4'szunigin 2(disz) dug dub?-ka-ta 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta gur?total: 2 jugs of ..., 1 gur 1 barig each
5'szunigin 2(disz) dug mud3 1(barig)-tatotal: 2 mud-vessels of 1 barig each
6'szunigin 1(u) dug gam-gam 1(barig)-tatotal: 10 gamgam vessels, 1 barig each
7'szunigin 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 7(disz) dug 3(ban2)-tatotal: 87 jugs 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each
8'szunigin 1(u) dug muszen 3(ban2)-tatotal: 10 jars of birds, 3 ban2 each;
9'szunigin 2(u) dug tur-bur3 3(ban2)-tatotal: 20 small vessels, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each
10'szunigin 2(u) dug nam-ha-ru-um 3(ban2)-tatotal: 20 namharum-vessels, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each
11'szunigin 2(disz) dug SIG7-bala-ka-ta 3(ban2)-tatotal: 2 SIG-bala-vessels at 3 ban2 each
12'szunigin 7(disz) dug mud3 8(disz)-ka-ta 3(ban2)-tatotal: 7 mud-vessels, 8 (volume-)ka 3 ban2 each
13'szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) dug gam-gam-gal ka-ta 3(ban2)-ta na4 3(disz) sila3-tatotal: 122 gamgamgal-vessels, each with 3 ban2 stone, each 3 sila3;
14'szunigin 1(u) dug har 3(ban2)-ta na4 3(disz) sila3-tatotal: 10 jars of carnelian, 3 ban2 stone, 3 sila3 each;
15'szunigin 1(u) dug {gesz}tul2-ta 3(ban2)-tatotal: 10 jugs each with a lid, 3 ban2 each;
16'szunigin 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) dug-gal 2(ban2)-tatotal: 720 large vessels, 2 ban2 (= 20 sila3) each
17'szunigin 3(u) dug-gal-ka-ta 1(ban2)-tatotal: 30 large vessels at 1 ban2 each
18'szunigin 1(gesz2) [n? dug ...]total: n pots
reverse col 3
1'szunigin 4(disz) dug utul2 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta na4 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-tatotal: 4 jugs of soup, 1 ban2 5 sila3 each, stone, 1 1/2 sila3.
2'szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(u) 9(disz) dug utul2-ka-ta 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta na4 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-tatotal: 199 jugs of soup each, 1 ban2 5 sila3 stone at 1 1/2 sila3.
3'szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) dug hal 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-tatotal: 66 hal-vessels at 1 ban2 5 sila3 each
4'szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) dug giri3 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-tatotal: 90 jugs via 1 ban2 5 sila3 each;
5'szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) dug lam-ri 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-tatotal: 18 lamru-vessels at 1 ban2 5 sila3 each
6'szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) dug sza3-gub 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-tatotal: 18 šagub vessels, 1 ban2 5 sila3 each
7'szunigin 3(u) 2(disz) dug tur-bur3-ka-ta 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-tatotal: 32 turbur-vessels at 1 ban2 5 sila3 each;
8'szunigin 6(gesz2) im-sig-na 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-tatotal: 460 rams, 1 ban2 5 sila3 each
9'szunigin 1(gesz2) 9(disz) dug utul2-im 1(barig)-ta na4 1(disz) sila3-tatotal: 69 pots, soup made with 1 barig each, stone, 1 sila3 each;
10'szunigin 1(gesz2) dug a-bi2 1(ban2)-tatotal: 60 jugs of beer at 1 ban2 each;
11'szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) dug a-bi2-ka-ta 1(ban2)-tatotal: 240 jugs of Abika at 1 ban2 each;
12'szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) dug sag-ga2 1(ban2)-tatotal: 12 jugs, head, at 1 ban2 each;
13'szunigin 4(u) 5(disz) dug sag-ga2-ka-<ta> 1(ban2)-tatotal: 45 pots, first-class, at 1 ban2 each;
14'szunigin 1(u) 3(disz) dug sila3-banda3{da} 1(ban2)-tatotal: 13 sila3-banda-vessels at 1 ban2 each
15'szunigin 6(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) dug lugud2-da-ka-tatotal: 292 jugs of soup each,
16'szunigin 4(disz) dug ta2-bil3-tum-ta 1(ban2)-tatotal: 4 tabiltu-vessels at 1 ban2 each
17'szunigin 3(gesz2) 3(disz) dug ta2-bil3-tum-ka-ta na4 1(disz) sila3-tatotal: 123 tabiltu-vessels of stone, 1 sila3 each;
18'[szunigin n dug] mud3-ka-ta [...]total: n mud-vessels
reverse col 4
1'szunigin 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 4(u) dug xtotal: 940 jugs
2'szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) dug utul2 5(disz) sila3-ta na4 1/2(disz) sila3-tatotal: 14 jugs 5 sila3 each stone, 1/2 sila3.
3'szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) dug ta2-bil3-tum 5(disz) sila3-ta na4 1/2(disz) sila3-tatotal: 15 tabiltu-vessels, 5 sila3 each stone, 1/2 sila3.
4'szunigin 4(u) 5(disz) dug sila3-gal 1/3(disz) sila3-tatotal: 45 large vessels, 1/3 sila3 each;
5'szunigin 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) dug sila3-gal-ka-ta 5(disz) sila3-tatotal: 720 jugs of fine beer at 5 sila3 each
6'szunigin 5(u) 2(disz) dug nam-ha-ru-um 5(disz) sila3-tatotal: 52 namharû-vessels 5 sila3 each
7'szunigin 2(u) 6(disz) dug sila3-banda3{da} 5(disz) sila3-tatotal: 26 sila3-banda-vessels at 5 sila3.
8'szunigin 3(gesz2) dug ze2-tu-ru-um ka-ta 5(disz) sila3-tatotal: 240 jugs of tūru-flour, each, 5 sila3 each,
9'szunigin n dug giri3 5(disz) sila3-tatotal: n pots via 5 sila3 each;
10'szunigin 3(u) dug hal 5(disz) sila3-tatotal: 30 hal-vessels 5 sila3 each
11'szunigin 2(gesz2) dug lam-ri ka-ta 5(disz) sila3-tatotal: 120 jugs of lamru beer from the mouth, 5 sila3 each;
12'szunigin 2(gesz2) dug sza3-gub ka-ta 5(disz) sila3-tatotal: 120 pots, šagub-offering from the mouth, 5 sila3 each;
13'szunigin 1(u) 3(disz) dug nig2-luh 5(disz) sila3-tatotal: 13 nigluhhu-vessels, 5 sila3 each
14'szunigin 9(disz) dug nig2-nig2-a-su-su ka-tatotal: 9 jugs of nig2-nig2-asusu-beer from the mouth
reverse col 5
1'szunigin 2(gesz2) dug sila3-x 1(disz) sila3-tatotal: 240 jugs of ..., 1 sila3 each;
2'szunigin 5(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) dug sila3 lagab nin?-ka-ta 2(disz) sila3-tatotal: 490 jugs of lagab-beer from Ninka at 2 sila3 each
3'szunigin 1(u) dug utul2 2(disz) sila3-tatotal: 10 pots 2 sila3 each;
4'szunigin 3(u) 3(disz) dug sila3 sag-ga2-ka-ta 2(disz) sila3-tatotal: 33 jugs of first-class beer, 2 sila3 each;
5'szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) dug za3-sze3-la2 1/2(disz) sila3-tatotal: 166 jugs of emmer, 1/2 sila3 each;
6'szunigin 2(gesz2) dug sila3 za3-har 1(disz) sila3-tatotal: 120 jugs of zahar-flour at 1 sila3 each;
7'szunigin 4(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 9(disz) dug sila3 za3-har-ka-ta 1(disz) sila3-tatotal: 419 jugs of sila3 zaharka-flour, 1 sila3.
8'szunigin 8(disz) dug ta2-bil3-tum 1(disz) sila3-ta na4 5(disz) sila3-tatotal: 8 tabiltu-vessels at 1 sila3 each, stone at 5 sila3.
9'szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) dug am-am-da-du3 1(disz) sila3-tatotal: 12 jugs of Amamdadu at 1 sila3 each
10'szunigin 2(u) 6(disz) dug am-am-da-du3-ka-ta 1(disz) sila3-tatotal: 26 jugs of Amamdaduka at 1 sila3 each
11'szunigin 8(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) dug za3-sze3-la2 1(disz) sila3-tatotal: 255 jugs of emmer at 1 sila3 each
12'szunigin 3(disz) dug sag-ga2-ka-ta 1(disz) sila3-tatotal: 3 jugs of first-class beer, 1 sila3 each;
13'szunigin 3(disz) dug ga-ka-ta 1(disz) sila3-tatotal: 3 jugs of milk, 1 sila3 each;
14'szunigin 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 5(u) dug bur-nig2-i3-de2-a 1(disz) sila3-tatotal: 720 jugs of bur-nig-idea, 1 sila3 each;
15'[szunigin n] 5(gesz2) dug sila3 sa2-du11-tatotal: n+160 jugs of regular offering each
16'[szunigin n] 4(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) [...]total: n+420 ...
reverse col 6
1'[na4]-tur-tur bappir-bi 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gurits small flasks of beer: 3 gur 2 barig 2 ban2
2'szunigin 4(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) 4(disz) gin2 gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3total: 383 5/6 4 shekels workdays, male laborers
3'szunigin 6(asz) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 na4-tur-tur bappir gurtotal: 6 gur 1 ban2 6 sila3 small-stones, kneaded;
4'szunigin 2(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 1(u) 9(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3total: 219 9 5/6 shekels workdays, male laborers,
5'szunigin 9(asz) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 na4-tur-tur bappir gurtotal: 9 gur 2 ban2 8 sila3 turtur-stones, beer-flour;
6'zi-ga-am3booked out,
7'1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) 9(disz) gin2 gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze39353 5/6 shekels workdays, male laborers,
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