Nisaba 15, 0347 (P453786)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0347 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453786 |
| Museum no. | KSU 001 |
| Collection | Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | 4(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dida gur | 4 gur 4 ban2 5 sila3 dida flour, |
| 2 | 2(ban2) kasz du | 2 ban2 regular beer, |
| 3 | 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda gur | 4 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 bread, |
| 4 | zi-ga nig2-buru14 | booked out of the harvest |
| 5 | 3(ban2) kasz saga 4(barig) 3(ban2) kasz du | 3 ban2 fine beer, 4 barig 3 ban2, regular beer, |
| 6 | 3(ban2) zi3 sig15 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga | 3 ban2 fine flour, 1 ban2 coarse flour, |
| 7 | 4(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 dabin | 4 barig 2 ban2 1 sila3 barley flour, |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga | 1 sila3 fine nig-arra flour, |
| 9 | 1(barig) zu2-lum | 1 barig dates |
| 10 | mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 | year: “The Amorite wall was erected. |
| 11 | 7(asz) 2(barig) ninda gur | 7 gur 2 barig bread |
| 12 | 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) dida du gur | 3 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 regular wort, |
| 13 | zi-ga nig2-buru14 | booked out of the harvest |
| 14 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dida saga | 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine dida flour, |
| 15 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dida du | 1 ban2 5 sila3 common dida flour |
| 16 | 1(barig) imgaga3 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 1 barig emmer, 5 sila3 dates |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(asz) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 zi3 gur | 2 gur 2 ban2 1 sila3 flour, |
| 2 | 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur | 1 gur 1 barig barley, |
| 3 | mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 | year following: “The Amorite wall was erected. |
| 4.a | szunigin 3(ban2) kasz saga | total: 3 ban2 fine beer |
| 4.b | szunigin 4(barig) kasz du | total: 4 barig regular beer; |
| 5 | szunigin 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) dida du gur | total: 7 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 regular dida flour |
| 6 | szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dida saga | total: 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine dida flour |
| 7 | szunigin 3(ban2) zi3 sig15 szunigin 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga | total: 3 ban2 fine flour; total: 1 ban2 coarse flour; |
| 8 | szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) ninda gur | total: 11 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 bread |
| 9 | szunigin 2(asz) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 zi3 gur | total: 2 gur 2 ban2 1 sila3 flour |
| 10 | szunigin 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur szunigin 1(barig) imgaga3 | total: 1 gur 1 barig of barley; total: 10 gur of emmer; |
| 11 | szunigin 1(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga | total: 1 sila3 fine nig-arra flour |
| 12 | szunigin 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | total: 1 barig 5 sila3 dates |
| 13 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 14 | mu bad3 mar-tu u3 mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu | year: “The Amorite wall and the UŠ-seal of the Amorites. |
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