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Nisaba 15, 0518 (P453897)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0518 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453897 |
| Museum no. | Adra 038 |
| 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 | 1/2(disz) ma-na kam? | 1/2 mana of kam(?) |
| 2 | 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 sze-gin2 | 15 shekels of barley |
| 3 | 1(barig) naga | 1 barig alkali-plant |
| 4 | alan kesz3{ki}-ke4 | the statue of Keš |
| 5 | 4(disz) tibira | 4 tibira, |
| 6 | 2(disz) ku3-dim2 | 2 (pieces of) silver |
| 7 | 3(u) 5(disz) simug | 35 smiths, |
| 8 | 2(disz) zadim | 2 (pieces of) carnelian |
| 9 | u4 1(disz)-sze3 | for 1 day |
| 10 | alan kesz3{ki}-ke4 | the statue of Keš |
| 11 | szu bi2-ib2-su-ub | he shall remove. |
| 12 | 1(disz) {gi}kid e2 kusz si-ga | 1 reed mat for a house with leather straps |
| 13 | gid2-bi 1(disz) ninda 1(disz) kusz3 dagal-bi 1/2(disz) ninda 4(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3 | its length is 1 ninda 1 cubit; its width 1/2 nida 4 1/3 cubits; |
| 14 | 1(disz) {gi}kid e2 kusz si-ga | 1 reed mat for a house with leather straps |
| 15 | gid2-bi 1/2(disz) ninda 1(disz) kusz3 dagal-bi 1/2(disz) ninda 1(disz) kusz3 | Its length is 1/2 rod, 1 cubit; its width 1/2 rod and 1 [cubit]; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) {gi}kid e2 kusz si-ga | 1 reed mat for a house with leather straps |
| 2 | gid2-bi 1/2(disz) ninda 1(disz) kusz3 dagal-bi 5(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 | its length 1/2 ninda 1 cubit; its width 5 1/2 cubits; |
| 3 | 1(disz) {gi}kid e2 kusz si-ga | 1 reed mat for a house with leather straps |
| 4 | gid2-bi 5(disz) kusz3 dagal-bi 4(disz) kusz3 | its length is 5 cubits; its width is 4 cubit. |
| 5 | kusz udu u2-hab2-bi 8(disz) | leather pouches of sheep and goats, 8 |
| 6 | a2 lu2 kusz si-ga-bi 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | the labor of the leatherworkers: 5 male laborers for 1 day |
| 7 | 1(disz) ma-na nig2-u-nu-a siki-ud5 | 1 mina of niŋinû-wool, nanny goats, |
| 8 | a2 ad-kup4 er3-du3-a-bi 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | labor of the threshing-floor, its erdu work: 4 male laborers for 1 day |
| 9 | iz-lum gu-za {d}nin-hur-sag | Izlum, throne of Ninḫursag, |
| 10 | sza3 kesz3{ki} | in Keš |
| 11 | ba-a-kesz2 | he bound. |
| 12 | giri3 {d}szul-pa-e3-an-dul3 | via Šulpa’eandul |
| 13 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 14 | 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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