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Nisaba 15, 0182 (P453692)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0182 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453692 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 453692 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | 8(disz) dug sila3 bur-zi 1/2(disz) [sila3-ta] | 8 jugs of burzi-flour, 1/2 sila3 each |
| 2 | 1(disz) dug sila3 bur-zi 1/3(disz) sila3 | 1 jug of burzi beer, 1/3 sila3 |
| 3 | 1(disz) dug bur-nig2-i3-de2-a 1(disz) sila3 | 1 pot: Bur-nig-idea, 1 sila3 |
| 4 | sa2-du11 u4 1(disz)-kam u4 3(u)-sze3 | regular offerings for 1 day, 30 days |
| 5 | 1(disz) dug gug2-titab2 1(ban2) | 1 gug-titab-vessel, 1 ban2 (barley per gur) |
| 6 | 1(disz) dug kun-du3 1(ban2) | 1 kunddu-vessel, 1 ban2 (= 10 sila3) |
| 7 | 1(disz) dug nam-ha-ru 5(disz) sila3 | 1 namharu-vessel, 5 sila3 |
| 8 | 2(disz) dug 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta | 2 jugs 1 ban2 5 sila3 each, |
| 9 | 3(disz) dug za3-sze3-la2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta | 3 jugs of lapis lazuli, 1 1/2 sila3 each, |
| 10 | ki lu2 lunga3 | from the brewer |
| 11 | 1(disz) dug utul2 1(ban2) | 1 utul-vessel, 1 ban2 (= 10 sila3) |
| 12 | 1(disz) dug 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | 1 jug 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 13 | 1(disz) dug sila3-banda3{da} 5(disz)? sila3 | 1 sila3-banda-vessel, 5 sila3, |
| 14 | ki muhaldim | from the cook |
| 15 | 3(disz) dug za3-sze3-la2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta | 3 jugs of lapis lazuli, 1 1/2 sila3 each, |
| 16 | ki szu-esz18-dar agrig | from Shu-Ištar, the steward; |
| 17 | nig2-dab5 iti 1(disz)-kam | nigdab-offerings for 1 month |
| 18 | dug 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta-bi 3(disz) | jugs of 1 ban2 5 sila3 each, 3 |
| 19 | dug gug2 titab2? 1(ban2)-bi 1(disz) | jugs of tamarisk-beer, their 1 ban2: 1. |
| 20 | dug utul2 1(ban2)-bi 1(disz) | The pots, their 1 ban2 capacity is 1; |
| 21 | dug kun-du3 1(ban2)-bi 1(disz) | kundu-vessels, their 1 ban2: 1. |
| 22 | dug nam-ha-ru 5(disz) sila3-bi 1(disz) | a namḫaru-vessel, its 5 sila3 is 1 |
| 23 | dug sila3-banda3{da} 5(disz) sila3-bi 1(disz) | a sila3-banda-vessel, 5 sila3, its 1 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | dug za3-sze3-la2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta-bi 6(disz) | jugs of lapis lazuli, 1 1/2 sila3 each, 6 |
| 2 | dug bur-nig2-i3-de2-a 1(disz) sila3-ta-bi 3(u) | jugs of bur-nig-idea, 1 sila3 each, 30 |
| 3 | dug sila3 bur-zi 1/2(disz) sila3-ta-bi 4(gesz2) | A jug of burzi beer, its 1/2 sila3 capacity is 240. |
| 4 | dug sila3 bur-zi 1/3(disz) sila3-ta-bi 3(u) | jugs of burzi beer, 1/3 sila3 each, 30 |
| 5 | iti 1(disz)-kam iti 1(u) 1(disz)-sze3 | for 1 month and 11 months |
| 6 | sza3? 1(disz) dug lahtan 1(disz) | from? 1 jug of lahtan-beer, 1 |
| 7 | nig2-dab5 mu 1(disz)-kam | nigdab-offering, 1st year, |
| 8 | szunigin 1(disz) dug lahtan2 1(disz) | total: 1 jug of lahtan-beer, 1 |
| 9 | szunigin 3(u) 3(disz) dug 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta | total: 33 jugs 1 ban2 5 sila3 each |
| 10 | szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) dug gug2-titab2 1(ban2)-ta | total: 11 gug-titab-vessels at 1 ban2 each |
| 11 | szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) dug utul2 1(ban2)-ta | total: 11 jugs of soup, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) each |
| 12 | szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) dug kun-du3 1(ban2)-ta | total: 11 kundu-vessels, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) each |
| 13 | szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) dug nam-ha-ru 5(disz) sila3-ta | total: 11 pots of namharu-wine, 5 sila3 each; |
| 14 | szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) dug sila3-banda3{da} 5(disz) sila3-ta | total: 11 sila3-banda-vessels at 5 sila3. |
| 15 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(disz) dug za3-sze3-la2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta | total: 61 jugs of emmer, 1 1/2 sila3 each; |
| 16 | szunigin 5(gesz2) 3(u) dug bur-nig2-i3-de2-a 1(disz) sila3-ta | total: 390 jugs of bur-nig-idea, 1 sila3 each |
| 17 | szunigin 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) dug sila3 bur-zi 1/2(disz) sila3-ta | total: 420 jugs of burzi-flour, 1/2 sila3 each; |
| 18 | szunigin 5(gesz2) 3(u) dug sila3 bur-zi 1/3(disz) sila3-ta | total: 390 jugs of burzi-flour, 1/3 sila3 each; |
| 19 | sa2-du11 szu-a-gi-na [u4 n-kam] | regular offerings of Šu'agina, nth day |
| 20 | ki-a-nag {d}amar-{d}suen | the drinking place of Amar-Suena, |
| 21 | iti {gesz}apin-ta | from month "Plow" |
| 22 | iti diri sze-sag11-ku5-sze3 | to the extra month “Harvest,’ |
| 23 | iti-bi iti 1(u) 2(disz)-am3 | its months: 12 months; |
| 24 | mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna of Karzida was installed. |
| 25 | a2-bi isz-me-dingir ugula bahar2 zi-zi-dam | its labor: Išme-ilum, foreman of the potter’s kiln, |
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