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Nisaba 15, 0290 (P453747)

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

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Designation	Nisaba 15, 0290
ID	P453747
Museum no.	Adra 082
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(gesz2) 4(disz) udu hi-a	184 sheep, hia,
2	e2 szu-szum2-ma	the household of Šū-Šulma
3	iti kir11-si-ak	month: “Kirsiak,’
4	1(u) 2(disz) u8	12 ewes,
5	[n] 4(gesz2) udu-nita2	n+400 rams
6	[a]-ra2 1(disz)-kam	1st time
7	3(gesz2) sila4 ga	240 suckling lambs,
8	a-ra2 2(disz)-kam	2nd time
9	[ki] a-ba-la-sza na-gada-ta	from Abalaša the herdsman
10	[ugula] {d}nanna-i3-gi szusz3	foreman: Nanna-igi, cattle manager
11	[n] 1(disz) u8	n 1 ewe
12	[n] 4(gesz2) udu-nita2	n+400 rams
13	[ki] a-bi2-li2-a na-gada-ta	from Abilīya the herdsman
14	[n] 1(u) 6(disz) u8	n+ 16 ewes
15	[n] udu-nita2	n male sheep
16	ki ur-nigar{gar} na-gada-ta	from Ur-nigar of Nagada
17	[n] 1(u) 5(disz) u8	n 15 ewes
18	[n] 1(u) udu-nita2	n 10 male sheep
19	ki# e2-a-<ba>-ni na-gada-ta	from Ea-bani the herdsman
20	[n] 1(disz) udu-nita2	n 1 male sheep
21	ki ur-gu-la-mu na-gada-ta	from Urgulamu the naĝada
22	ugula ba-ba-lum szusz3	foreman Babalam, cattle manager;
obverse col 2
1	szunigin 7(gesz2) [n masz2 udu] hi-a	total: 760 n billy goats,
2	sag-nig2-gur11-ra	the debits
3	sza3-bi-ta	therefrom:
4	2(disz) udu hi-a	2 hi-a sheep,
5	{d}nin-hur-sag	For Ninḫursaga
6	3(u) udu hi-a 3(u) udu-nita2	30 hi-a sheep, 30 male sheep
7	{d}szul-gi	Šulgi
8	3(u) udu hi-a 3(u) udu-nita2	30 hi-a sheep, 30 male sheep
9	{d}amar-{d}suen	Amar-Suena
10	3(u) udu hi-a 3(u) udu-nita2	30 hi-a sheep, 30 male sheep
11	{d}szu-{d}suen	Šū-Suen,
12	sa2-du11 szu-a-gi-na u4 3(u)-kam	regular offerings, Šuʾagina, 30th day,
13	1(u) 6(disz) udu 6(disz) sila4	16 rams, 6 lambs
14	{d}nin-hur-sag	For Ninḫursaga
15	6(disz) udu 4(disz) sila4	6 sheep, 4 lambs
16	{d}szul-pa-e3	Šulpa’e,
17	3(disz) udu {d}{asz}aszgi{gi4}	3 sheep for Ašgi,
18	3(disz) udu {d}nin-hur-sag iri-sa12-rig7{ki}	3 sheep for Ninḫursag of Irisagrig
19	nig2-dab5 u4 sakar e2-u4-imin-na u3 e2-1(u)-5(disz)	nigdab-offerings of the days of the sakar offerings of E-u-imina and E-2-1-5.
20	1(disz) udu siskur2 nig2-e-ga	1 sheep, siskur-offering, nig2-ega,
21	nig2-ezem-ma {d}nin-hur-sag	the festival of Ninhursag,
22	1(disz) masz2 {d}ne3-eri11-gal	1 goat (for) Nergal
reverse col 1
1	1(disz) udu ge6-an-na {d}dumu-zi	1 sheep for the evening meal for Dumuzi,
2	sa2-du11 dingir-re-ne	regular offerings of the gods
3	2(u) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4	24 sheep, 1 lamb
4	masz-da-re-a lugal	King Mašdarea.
5	ezem-mah	the Great Festival
6	sza3 uri5{ki}-ma	in Ur
7	1(disz) masz2 {d}utu	1 goat for Utu,
8	1(disz) masz2 {d}i7	1 billy goat for Id;
9	1(disz) masz2 {d}gesztin-an-na	1 goat (for) Geštinana
10	im-ku-da-sze3	to Imkuda
11	1(disz) udu sa2-du11-sze3	1 sheep for the regular offerings,
12	1(disz) sila4 {d}utu	1 lamb (for) Utu
13	2(disz) masz2 kesz2-kesz2-ra2	2 buck goats,
14	u4 1(disz)-kam	1st day,
15	1(disz) udu ki-nag-sze3	1 sheep for the libation place
16	u4 2(disz)-kam	2nd day,
17	a2-szu-du7-a ma-asz2-tum gudu4	ašudû-offerings of the assembly of gudu-priests,
18	sza3 e2-duru5 {d}szu-{d}suen	in the village of Šu-Suen
19	giri3 ur-nigar{gar} dub-sar	via Ur-nigar, the scribe;
20	giri3 lugal-a2-zi-da lu2 szu12-szu12	via Lugal-azida, the one of prayer
21	[1(disz)] udu a-hu-du10 szu-i lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal	1 sheep for Ahu-ṭāb, hand of the royal messenger
22	6(disz) udu a2-szu-du7-a	6 sheep, ašudu’a,
23	1(disz) udu sa2-du11 u4 1(u)-sze3	1 sheep, regular offering, for 10 days
reverse col 2
1	u4 ma-asz2-tum gudu4 ba-an-du7-a	when the gudu-priests were installed,
2	sza3 e2-duru5 {d}szu-{d}suen	in the village of Šu-Suen
3	giri3# ur-nig2	via Ur-nig
4	[n] 8(disz) ad3 u8	n+8 carcasses of ewes
5	[n] 1(u) 6(disz) ad3 udu	n+ 16 carcasses of sheep
6	[n] ad3 sila4	n carcasses of lambs
7	[x] szu-esz18-dar agrig	... Šū-Ishtar, the steward
8	[szunigin?] 5(gesz2) 1(disz) udu masz2 hi-a	total: 61 rams, billy goats,
9	zi#-ga-am3	booked out
10	[e2] szu-szum2-ma	the house of the king
11	[nig2]-ka9-ak	account
12	[ba]-a-ga kuruszda	Bagaga, fattener
13	[iti] nig2-e-ga	month: “nigega-disease,‭
14	[mu] {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 [bad3] mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3	year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall Muriq-tidnim erected.

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