Nisaba 15, 0369 (P453799)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0369 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453799 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 453799 |
| 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 | 1(u) 5(disz) sila3 tu7 | 15 sila3 soup, |
| 2 | esz3-esz3 ki lugal-sze3 | to the shrines of the royal place |
| 3 | 1(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) udu sze6-ga2 | 19 1/2 sheep for the šega offerings, |
| 4 | 7(gesz2) 1(u) 9(disz) sila3 tu7 | 199 sila3 soup |
| 5 | 1(u) ma-la-ku udu | 10 carcasses of sheep |
| 6 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) ku6 | 122 fish, |
| 7 | lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal u3 zi-ga didli | the messenger of the king and the numerous witnesses, |
| 8 | 2(disz) ad3 gu4 | 2 carcasses of oxen, |
| 9 | 4(u) ad3 udu | 40 carcasses of sheep |
| 10 | 1(u) ad3 muszen-tur | 10 carcasses of a small bird, |
| 11 | 2(disz) ad3 ir7{muszen} | 2 carcasses of ir7 birds, |
| 12 | 4(disz) ad3 tu-gur4{muszen} | 4 carcasses of turtledoves, |
| 13 | 2(gesz2) muszen-tur-tur | 120 small birds, |
| 14 | 7(gesz2) 3(u) sila3 tu7 | 420 sila3 soup |
| 15 | 3(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) ku6 | 420 fish, |
| 16 | geme2 usz-bar ki a-li2-ni-su | female weavers with Ali-nisu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ad3 gu4 | 11 1/2 carcasses of oxen, |
| 2 | 1(u) 3(disz) ad3 udu | 13 carcasses of sheep, |
| 3 | 2(disz) ad3 szah2 | 2 carcasses of pigs, |
| 4 | 5(disz) ad3 muszen-tur | 5 ad3 birds, |
| 5 | 3(disz) ad3 tu-gur4{muszen} | 3 carcasses of turtledoves, |
| 6 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) muszen-tur-tur | 70 small birds |
| 7 | 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) sila3 tu7 | 97 sila3 soup |
| 8 | 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) ku6 | 900 fish, |
| 9 | geme2 gesz-i3 sur-sur geme2 kikken2 geme2 e2-lunga3 u3 geme2 e2-kuruszda | female oil-pressers, female kikken workers, female brewery workers, and female workers of the Ekurušda, |
| 10 | 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) sila3 tu7 SIG7-a {gesz}kiri6-e-ne | 900 sila3 soup, yellow-green, of the orchards |
| 11 | 3(u) 4(disz) sila3 tu7 | 34 sila3 soup, |
| 12 | 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ku6-sze6 | 5 ban2 4 sila3 fish, |
| 13 | ARAD2 nam-ra-ak lu2 si-ma-num2{ki}-me | servant of Namrak, the man of Simānum |
| 14 | 6(gesz2) 6(disz) sila3 tu7 ARAD2 nam-ra-ak lu2 a-s,a-ha-ar{ki}-me | 666 sila3 soup, servant of Namrak, men of Aṣahar |
| 15 | 2(u) 4(disz) ad3 gu4 | 24 carcasses of oxen, |
| 16 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 9(disz) ad3 udu | 69 carcasses of sheep, |
| 17 | sza3-gal ur-mah u3 ur-gi7 | chief of lions and wolves, |
| 18 | im-bi 3(u) 5(disz) | its tablets 35 |
| 19 | zi-ga gar-gar-a uzu szu-esz18-dar agrig | booked out, placed, meat of Šū-Ishtar, the steward |
| 20 | iti nig2-e-ga | month: “Neĝa |
| 21 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3 | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, the stele for Enlil and Ninlil erected. |
| left | ||
| 1 | en-u2-a | for Enua; |
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