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Nisaba 15, 0528 (P453903)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0528 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453903 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 453903 |
| 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 | [3(ban2)] sze 3(disz) ma-na siki | 3 ban2 barley, 3 mana wool |
| 2 | [x]-x-dam-qi2 ama a-hu-a | ... mother of Ahua |
| 3 | 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) ma-na ga-ra dumu-munus a-hu-a | 1 (gur) 2 ban2 2 mana milk for the daughter of Ahua |
| 4 | lu2 sze-gesz-i3 sa-gaz in-na-ak-a | a man who grinded sesame has killed, |
| 5 | lu2 iri-sa12-rig7{ki}-me | the men of Irisagrig |
| 6 | sza3 en-un-gu-la e2-sag-da-na nibru{ki}-ta | from the heart of Enungula of the Esagda in Nippur |
| 7 | giri3 puzur4-{d}{asz}aszgi{gi4} dumu be-li2-kal sagi | via Puzur-Ašgi, son of Belī-kal, cupbearer |
| 9 | iti nig2-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta | from month “Nig-Enlila,’ |
| 10 | 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) me-u3-ra-asz2 dam a-bil-lum lu2 sa-gaz | 1 aš-c-(worker), 3 ban2 3 (mana wool for) Me-uraša, wife of Abillum, the man who killed |
| 11 | lu2 dal-bad3{ki} | the man of Dalbad |
| 12 | sza3 en-un-gu-la e2-sag-da-na nibru{ki}-ta | from the heart of Enungula of the Esagda in Nippur |
| 13 | giri3 ad-da-mu sagi | via Addamu, cupbearer; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | iti kir11-si-ak-ta | from month “kirsiak, |
| 2 | szunigin 2(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2) sze 3(disz) ma-na siki-ta | total: 2 female laborers, 3 ban2 barley, 3 mana wool each; |
| 3 | szunigin 1(asz) dumu-munus 2(ban2) <sze> 2(disz) ma-na <siki> | total: 1 daughter, 2 ban2 barley, 2 minas of wool |
| 4 | sze-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2) iti 1(disz)-kam | its barley: 1 barig 2 ban2, for 1 month; |
| 5 | siki-bi 8(disz) ma-na mu 1(disz)-kam | its wool: 8 mana, 1 year; |
| 6 | gurumx(|IGI.ERIM|) ak geme2 usz-bar-e-ne | inspections of female weavers |
| 7 | sag-mu-ta | from Sagmu |
| 8 | dingir-ba-ni ugula usz-bar i3-dab5 | Ili-bani, foreman of weavers, accepted; |
| 9 | nu-banda3 [a-li2-ni-su] | the overseer: Alīnisu |
| 10 | giri3 ur-mes ensi2 | via Ur-mes, the governor; |
| 11 | iti nig2-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta | from month “Nig-Enlila,’ |
| 12 | iti sze-sag11-ku5-sze3 | to month “Harvest, |
| 13 | iti-bi iti 5(disz)-am3 | its months: 5 months; |
| 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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