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Nisaba 15, 0499 (P453884)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0499 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453884 |
| Museum no. | Adra 036 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | 7(disz) u8 6(disz) udu-nita2 | 7 ewes, 6 rams |
| 2 | ki nu-ur2-i3-li2 na-gada#-[ta] | from Nur-ilī, the guarantor |
| 3 | 2(u) 1(disz) u8 2(u) 1(disz) udu-nita2 | 21 ewes, 21 rams, |
| 4 | ki i-di3-e2-a na-gada-ta | from Idi’ea the sailor |
| 5 | 3(disz) u8 3(disz) udu-nita2 | 3 ewes, 3 male sheep, |
| 6 | ki na-hi-dingir <na> na-gada-ta | from Nahi-ilu in Nagada |
| 7 | 1(u) u8 | 10 ewes, |
| 8 | 7(disz) udu-nita2 | 7 male sheep, |
| 9 | ki usz-szu-ki-in na-gada-ta | from Ušši-kīn of Nagada, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szunigin 4(u) 1(disz) u8 | total: 41 ewes, |
| 2 | szunigin 3(u) 7(disz) udu-nita2 | total: 37 rams |
| 3 | ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) | (total:) 98 |
| 4 | ki sipa-e-ne-ta | from the shepherds |
| 5 | ugula dingir-mu-ta2-bil2 szusz3 | foreman: Dingir-mutabil, cattle manager; |
| 6 | ba-a-ga kuruszda i3-dab5 | Bagaga, the fattener, accepted; |
| 7 | iti ezem-a-dara4 | month: “Festival-of-Adara,’ |
| 8 | 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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