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Nisaba 15, 0298 (P453751)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0298 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453751 |
| Museum no. | Adra 113 |
| Collection | Adra, Jawad, Heri, Lebanon |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
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(gesz2) 3(u) ab2-mah2 | 90 mature cows, |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) gu4-gesz | 90 oxen, |
| 3 | 1(disz) szu-ab2 | 1 Šu-ab, |
| 4 | 2(disz) gu4 e2-gu4-ka | 2 oxen, E-gu-ka, |
| 5 | e2-tur3-ta gur-ra | returned from the cattle pen, |
| 6 | 3(disz) gu4-gesz gu4-lah5 | 3 oxen, mules, |
| 7 | ki a-tu-ta | from Atu |
| 8 | 1(u) 1(disz) ab2-mah2 | 11 mature cows, |
| 9 | 4(u) 4(disz) gu4-gesz | 44 oxen, |
| 10 | 1(disz) gu4 e2-gu4-gesz-ka | 1 ox, E-gugeška |
| 11 | gu4-lah5 ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta | the oxen-driver from Ur-Baba |
| 12 | 2(disz) ab2-mah2 | 2 mature cows, |
| 13 | 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gu4-gesz | 9 oxen, |
| 14 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(asz) | 1 bull, 2 years (old) |
| 15 | 1(disz) szu-gu4 | 1 ox, |
| 16 | 2(disz) dur3-gesz | 2 (mana wool for) Ur-geš |
| 17 | sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki} | in Apisal |
| 18 | 4(disz) gu4-gesz | 4 oxen, |
| 19 | 1(disz) szu ab2 | 1 hand of cow, |
| 20 | 1(disz) szu gu4 SIG7-a | 1 hand of yellow ox, |
| 21 | 3(disz) eme6-mah2 | 3 (mana wool for) Eme-mah, |
| 22 | 2(disz) dur3-gesz | 2 (mana wool for) Ur-geš |
| 23 | 1(disz) szu dur3 | 1 hand of dur3-wood, |
| 24 | 1(disz) szu eme6 mu 3(asz) | 1 hand of she-asses, 3 years (old), |
| 25 | sza3 gu2-edin-na musz-bi-an-na u3 me-en-kar2 | In the Gu’edena, the Mušbiana, I am seized. |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) apin-ta gur-ra | 2 plows each, gur |
| 2 | 2(disz) ab2-mah2 | 2 mature cows, |
| 3 | 4(disz) gu4-gesz | 4 oxen, |
| 4 | ur-e11-e szusz3 | Ur-Ee, cattle manager; |
| 5 | 1(disz) gu4 a-tu szusz3 | 1 ox, Atu, cattle manager, |
| 6 | 2(disz) gu4 ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 2 oxen, Ur-Baba |
| 7 | 1(disz) gu4 sza3-ku3-ge dumu {d}szara2-ga2 | 1 ox, Šakuge, son of Sharaga, |
| 8 | 1(disz) gu4 sza3-ku3-ge gab2-sar | 1 ox, Ša-kuge, ..., |
| 9 | 1(disz) gu4 ur-gu2-edin-na | 1 ox, Ur-gu-edina, |
| 10 | 1(disz) ab2-mah2 ur-{d}a-szar2 lu2 tir-ra | 1 cow, Ur-Ašar, the man of the forest; |
| 11 | 2(disz) eme6-mah2 | 2 ememaḫ, |
| 12 | 3(disz) dur3-gesz | 3 (mana wool for) Ur-geš |
| 13 | lugal-e2-mah-e szesz lugal-{gesz}kiri6 | Lugalemaḫe, brother of Lugal-kiri |
| 14 | 2(disz) gu4-gesz | 2 oxen, |
| 15 | 1(disz) eme6-mah2 | 1 ememaḫ |
| 16 | 2(disz) dur3-gesz | 2 (mana wool for) Ur-geš |
| 17 | lugal-ku3-zu sukkal | Lugal-kuzu, the messenger |
| 18 | 1(disz) dur3-gesz | 1: Ur-geš |
| 19 | ur-ge6-par3 dub-sar | Ur-gepar, the scribe. |
| 20 | 1(disz)? ab2-mah2 a-da-ga dumu ur-ab-zu | 1(?) cow, Adaga, son of Ur-abzu |
| 21 | su-ga didli | a multitude of garments |
| 22 | 3(disz) gu4-gesz apin-ta gur-ra | 3 plow oxen, returned |
| 23 | ki usz-mu-ta | from Ušmu |
| 24 | 1(disz) dur3-gesz | 1: Ur-geš |
| 25 | 2(disz) dur3 mu 3(asz) | 2 male lambs, 3 years (old) |
| 26 | ki ur-{d}szara2# [kuruszda?] | from Ur-Šara, fattener |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [1(u) 2(disz)?] amar ga x x x e2-tur3-ra | 12 calf calves ... for the stall |
| 2 | 1(disz) gu4-gesz la2-ia3 su-ga ur-{d}szara2 kuruszda | 1 ox, deficit, repaid, Ur-Šara, fattener; |
| 3 | ki ur-e11-e-ta | from Ur-e'e; |
| 4 | szunigin 4(u) 7(disz) ab2-mah2 | total: 47 big cows, |
| 5 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) gu4-gesz | total: 77 oxen |
| 6 | szunigin 7(disz) szu-gu4 | total: 7 oxen, |
| 7 | szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) amar ga | total: 12 calves, suckling |
| 8 | szunigin 6(disz) eme6-mah2 | total: 6 eme-maḫ |
| 9 | szunigin 1(u) 3(disz) dur3-gesz | total: 13 dur-geš, |
| 10 | szunigin 2(disz) szu ansze | total: 2 hands of donkeys, |
| 11 | sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam | It is a debit. |
| 12 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 13 | 1(u) 4(disz) ab2-mah2 | 14 mature cows, |
| 14 | 1(u) gu4-gesz | 10 oxen, |
| 15 | 1(disz) ab2 ga | 1 cow, suckling |
| 16 | uru4 a-pi4-sal4{ki}-ke4 ba-ab-dah | The city of Apisal was plundered. |
| 17 | 7(disz) ab2-mah2 | 7 mature cows, |
| 18 | 1(u) 8(disz) gu4-gesz | 18 oxen, |
| 19 | 2(disz) dur3-gesz | 2 (mana wool for) Ur-geš |
| 20 | uru4 gu2-edin-na-ke4 ba-ab-dah | The city of Gu'edena has been plundered. |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 6(disz) dur3-gesz | 6 (mana wool for) Ur-geš |
| 2 | uru4 umma{ki} u3 |ENxME|-kar2-ke4 ba-ab-dah | The city of Umma and the envoys were carried off. |
| 3 | 5(disz) gu4 1(disz) ansze gu2-ru | 5 oxen, 1 donkey, grain-fed, |
| 4 | kiszib3 i7-pa-e3 | under seal of Ipae; |
| 5 | 1(disz) ab2-mah2 gu4 gu2-ru | 1 big cow, ox, tanned, |
| 6 | kiszib3 ur-e2-nun-na | under seal of Ur-Enunna; |
| 7 | 6(asz) sze gur gu4-gesz-bi 1(disz) | 6 gur of barley, its oxen: 1 |
| 8 | gu2-tar nu-banda3-gu4 i3-dab5 | Gutar, manager of oxen, accepted; |
| 9 | 1(disz) szu-dur3 gu2-ru | 1 šu-dur3 (for) Gūru, |
| 10 | kiszib3 ur-dingir-ra engar | under seal of Ur-dingira, the plowman; |
| 11 | 1(disz) szu eme6 mu 3(asz) | 1 hand of she-asses, 3 years (old), |
| 12 | 1(disz) amar ga ri-ri-ga-am3 | 1 suckling calf, |
| 13 | szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) ab2-mah2 | total: 22 mature cows, |
| 14 | szunigin 3(u) 4(disz) gu4-gesz | total: 34 oxen, |
| 15 | szunigin 2(disz) ab2 ga | total: 2 suckling cows, |
| 16 | szunigin 9(disz) dur3-gesz | total: 9 dur-geš, |
| 17 | szunigin 2(disz) szu ansze | total: 2 hands of donkeys, |
| 18 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 19 | la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) ab2-mah2 | Deficit: 105 cows, |
| 20 | 1(gesz2)! 2(u) 3(disz) gu4-gesz | 93 oxen, |
| 21 | 7(disz) szu-gu4 | 7 oxen, |
| 22 | 1(u) amar ga | 10 calves, suckling |
| 23 | 6(disz) eme6-mah2 | 6 ememaḫ, |
| 24 | 4(disz) dur3-gesz | 4 (mana wool for) Urgeš |
| 25 | la2-ia3-am3 | deficit. |
| 26 | nig2#-ka9-ak gu4 ansze gurum2-ma | accounts of oxen and donkeys, at the inspection |
| 27 | ba-la2-a usz-mu | he swore an oath. |
| 28 | mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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