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Nisaba 15, 0425 (P453835)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0425 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453835 |
| Museum no. | Adra 275 |
| 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 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] x | |
| 3' | [mu {d}szu-{d}]suen# lugal uri#5{ki}-ma-ke4 [ma]-da# za-ab-sza-li{ki} [mu]-hul | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, the land of Zabšali destroyed. |
| 4' | [n] 6(asz) 2(barig)? 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 x x sze gur | ... 6 gur 2 barig 8 1/3 sila3 barley |
| 5' | [n] imgaga3# sze 2(disz) sila3-am3 | n billy goats, barley: 2 sila3 |
| 6' | [n] 1(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) [n] imgaga3# sze du gur | ... 15 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 ... emmer barley, regular offering |
| 7' | [n] imgaga3# sze 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3-am3 | n barley-corns, 1 1/3 sila3 each |
| 8' | [n] 3(asz) 3(ban2) n sila3 gur | n gur 3 ban2 n sila3 |
| 9' | [...] sze [...] | ... barley |
| 10' | [...] gin2? [...] | ... shekels(?) |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-hur-sag-kesz3{ki} u3 dingir-re-ne | Ninḫursagkeš and the gods |
| 2 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 gig sze gur | 121 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 9 1/3 sila3 4 1/2 shekels wheat, |
| 3 | unu3 su-ba e2-kuruszda | The cowherd, the shepherd of the Ekurušda, |
| 4 | 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) 2(ban2) sze gur | 488 gur 2 ban2 barley, |
| 5 | ki pi-ze2-ze2 dub-sar-ta | from Pizeze the scribe |
| 6 | szunigin 4(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 sze gig ba-tab gur | total: 488 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 5 2/3 sila3 3 shekels wheat, punted, |
| 7 | szunigin 8(disz) {na4}ur5-zi-bi2 szu se3-ga | total: 8 urzibi stones, hand shaved, |
| 8 | szunigin 2(disz) {na4}ur5-zi-bi2 szu se3-ga szu-gi4 | total: 2 urzibi stones, hand shaved, re-measured; |
| 9 | szunigin 3(disz) {na4}ur5-a-ab-ba szu se3-ga szu-gi4 al-zi-ra | total: 3 (pieces of) burāba-stone, hand segregated, hand shaved, |
| 10 | szunigin 2(disz) {gesz}ze2-na | total: 2 cedar trees |
| 11 | sag-nig2-gur11-ra#-[kam] | It is a debit. |
| 12 | sza3-bi-[ta] | from there |
| 13 | 4(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) [n] x [...] | 420+n ... |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 4(disz) [...] | 14 ... |
| 2 | hi-ra szid [...] | (Sum) I want to ... (Akk) The one who ... a lament ... |
| 4 | zi-ga [...] | booked out |
| 5 | 1(u) 2(disz) szah2 ama-gan | 12 pigs, female kids, |
| 6 | 3(u) 3(disz) szah2-nita2-[x] | 33 male šahnita-x |
| 7 | 2(u) 6(disz) szah2-ze2-da 5(ban2)-ta | 26 pigs, 5 ban2 (= 50 sila3) each |
| 8 | sze-ta sa10-a | bought barley, |
| 9 | sze-bi 1(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur | its barley: 19 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 |
| 10 | kiszib3 szu-ma-ma sipa szah2 | under seal of Šumama, the pigherd; |
| 11 | 1(gesz2) {na4}ur5-zi-bi2 szu se3-ga | 60 urzib stone(s), hand shaved |
| 12 | kiszib3 szu-ma-ma dub-sar {gesz}pap-gi-pap | under seal of Šumama, scribe of Papgipap; |
| 13 | 2(gesz2) x x x | 120 ...; |
| 14 | kiszib3 ur-{d}dumu-zi dub-sar mun-gazi | under seal of Ur-Dumuzi, scribe of the confectioners; |
| 15 | ugu2-a ga2-ga2 lu2 nig2-dab5-ba-ke4-ne | on account of the seized persons, |
| 16 | 2(disz) {na4}ur5-zi-bi2 szu se3-ga | 2 (pieces of) urzibu-stone, hand-set, |
| 17 | 3(disz) {na4}ur5-a-ab-ba szu se3-ga szu-gi4 al-zi-ra | 3 (pieces of) urabba-stone, bound, re-measured, encased, |
| 18 | e2 szu-szum2-ma | the household of Šū-Šulma |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] 2(u) 8(asz) [n] 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gig sze-bi ba-tab gur | ... 28 1/2 sila3 wheat, its barley was crushed, gur |
| 2 | [n] 2(disz) {na4}ur5-zi-bi2 szu se3-ga | n 2 urzib stones, hand shaved |
| 3 | [n] {na4}ur5 zi-bi2 szu se3-ga szu-gi4 | n zibu-stones, hand-set, re-measured |
| 4 | 1(disz) {na4}ur5-a-ab-ba [szu se3]-ga# szu-gi4 al-zi-ra | 1 urabba-stone, sega, šugi, alzira |
| 5 | [n] {gesz}ze2-na | n cedars |
| 6 | [zi-ga]-am3 | booked out |
| 7 | [n] sila3 7(disz) gin2 sze | n sila 7 shekels of barley |
| 8 | [...] na4 | ... stone |
| 9 | [...] sze [e2]-kuruszda [...]-ta | ... from the barley of the Ekurušda |
| 10 | [...]-sze3 [...] | ... to |
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