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Nisaba 15, 0492 (P453877)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0492 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453877 |
| Museum no. | RBC-TAM 090112 |
| Collection | Randy Best Collection, Tandy Archaeological Museum, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary , Fort Worth, Texas, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Irisagrig |
| Coordinates | 32.1529, 45.3689 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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(disz) {gi}gakkul ab-ba tab-ba sza3-bar-bi esir2 su-ba 3(disz) kusz3 ib2-sa2 | 1 gakkul-bowl, rolled up in the sea, its interior covered with a bitumen, 3 cubits squared: |
| 2 | esir2 E2-A-bi 5(disz) sila3 | its brickwork of Ea: 5 sila3 |
| 3 | 8(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A | 8 sila3 bitumen, |
| 4 | {gi}gakkul ab-ba tab-ba sumun 2(disz)-am3 ba-ab-su-ub | The reed mats of the sea, piled up in piles, were two. |
| 5 | 1(disz) {gi}kid-x | 1 reed mat |
| 6 | gid2-bi 2(disz) kusz3 | its length 2 cubits; |
| 7 | dagal-bi 2(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3 | its width: 2 1/3 cubits; |
| 8 | 1/2(disz) ma-na szu-sar pesz | 1/2 mana of peš-juniper, |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A | 3 sila3 bitumen, |
| 10 | {gesz}ig kid ka ab-ba sumun | the old door of the mouth of the sea |
| 11 | ba-ab-ra? u3 ba-ab-su-ub | “It has been seized, it has been torn out, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A | 2 sila3 bitumen, |
| 2 | x ka dug lahtan2 2(disz) x 4(disz)-am3 ba-ab-su-ub | ... 2 jugs of lahtan-beer, 4 ... |
| 3 | e2-gi-na-tum lugal-zu-x | the E-ginatum Lugal-zu- |
| 4 | ba-a-gar | he set up. |
| 5 | 1(disz) {gi}gakkul ab-ba tab-ba sza3-bar-bi esir2 su-ba 3(disz) kusz3 ib2-sa2 | 1 gakkul-bowl, rolled up in the sea, its interior covered with a bitumen, 3 cubits squared: |
| 6 | esir2 E2-A-bi 5(disz) sila3 | its brickwork of Ea: 5 sila3 |
| 7 | e2 {d}amar-{d}suen ba-a-gar | the house of Amar-Suena was established; |
| 8 | a2 ad-kup4 esir2 su-ba-bi 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | labor of ad-kup-workers, its bitumen piles: 4 male laborer workdays, |
| 9 | zi-ga giri3 lugal | booked out, via Lugal; |
| 10 | iti ezem-a-dara4 | month: “Festival-of-Adara,’ |
| 11 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki}-ka mu-du3 | year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the house of Šara in Umma erected. |
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