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Nisaba 15, 0223 (P453714)
Administrative, Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0223 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453714 |
| Museum no. | Adra 119 |
| Collection | Adra, Jawad, Heri, Lebanon |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) |
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 | 4(asz) [n sila3 n] 1/2(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | 4 gur n sila n 1/2 shekels butter oil |
| 2 | 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum sag gur-ra gur | 15 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 5 2/3 sila3 dates, the head, gur |
| 3 | mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul | year: “Urbilum was destroyed. |
| 4 | 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | 2 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 6 5/6 sila3 1 shekel butter oil |
| 5 | 2(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) [n] 2/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 zu2-lum gur | 25 gur 1 barig n 2/3 sila3 6 2/3 shekels dates |
| 6 | mu [...]-hul# | year: “... was destroyed. |
| 7 | [n] i3-nun gur | n gur of butter oil |
| 8 | 2(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) zu2-lum gur | 21 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 5 1/3 dates, |
| 9 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
| 10 | 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | 2 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 2 1/3 sila3 2 shekels butter oil |
| 12 | 2(u) 3(asz) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur | 23 gur 7 1/2 sila3 dates, |
| 13 | mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul | year: “Ḫarši was destroyed. |
| 14 | 5(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | 5 gur 2 ban2 2 sila3 11 1/2 shekels butter oil, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur | 12 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 1 sila3 dates, |
| 2 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal | year: “Amar-Suen is king. |
| 3 | 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | 5 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 2 2/3 sila3 6 shekels butter oil |
| 4 | 2(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) zu2-lum gur | 28 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 dates, |
| 5 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul | year: “Amar-Suen, the king, Urbilum destroyed. |
| 6 | 4(asz) 4(barig) 5/6(disz) sila3 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | 4 gur 4 barig 5/6 sila3 3 1/2 shekels butter oil, |
| 7 | 1(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) zu2-lum gur | 18 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 dates, |
| 8 | mu {gesz}gu-za | year: “The throne. (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) |
| 9 | 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | 4 gur 3 barig 3 1/3 sila3 2 shekels butter oil, |
| 10 | 3(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur | 31 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 5 1/2 sila3 dates, |
| 11 | mu en-mah-gal | Year: Enmaḫgal |
| 12 | 4(asz) 2(barig) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | 4 gur 2 barig 1 1/2 sila3 7 shekels butter oil, |
| 13 | 2(u) 7(asz)? n 7(disz) sila3 [zu2-lum] gur | 27(?) gur n 7 sila3 dates |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | mu en-unu6#-gal | year: "Enunugal." |
| 2 | 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 1(u) 7(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | 3 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 2 sila3 17 shekels butter oil |
| 3 | 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur | 17 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 1 2/3 sila3 dates, |
| 4 | mu sza-asz-szu2-ru{ki} | year: “Šaššaru.{d} |
| 5 | 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | 3 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 15 shekels butter oil |
| 6 | 2(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur | 27 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 7 5/6 sila3 dates, |
| 7 | mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} | year: “Ḫuḫnuri. |
| 8 | 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | 3 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 1 sila3 3 2/3 shekels butter oil, |
| 9 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
| 10 | 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 i3-nun gur | 5 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 9 sila3 butter oil, |
| 11 | mu en ga-esz{ki} | year: “The en-priestess of Ga’eš. |
| 12 | 5(asz) 1(barig) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun gur | 5 gur 1 barig 8 1/2 sila3 butter oil, |
| 13 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal | year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
| 14 | 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2)? 7(disz)? 1/2(disz) sila3 2(disz) [igi n]-gal2 i3-nun gur | 3 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 7 1/2 sila3 2 igi ngal butter oil |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki-ka# ba-ab-du8 | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
| 2 | szunigin 7(asz) [n] 1(ban2)? 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | total: 7 gur n 1 ban2 4 sila3 2 2/3 shekels butter oil |
| 3 | szunigin 5(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 zu2-lum gur | total: 561 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 3 sila3 16 2/3 shekels dates, |
| 4 | i3-nun-bi szu?-GIR2@g nu-tuku | Its butter does not have a šu-GIR |
| 5 | sag-gur-ra e2-kiszib3-ba-ke4 ib2-la2 | The saggur-garment of the sealed house he carried. |
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