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Nisaba 15, 0538 (P453906)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0538 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453906 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 453906 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| 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 | 2(asz) gu2 [n ma-na bulugx(|SZIMxKUSZU2|)] | 2 talents n minas of tin |
| 2 | 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 3(disz) ma#-[na {gesz}szu-ur2-me] | 1 talent 33 minas of cypress |
| 3 | 3(asz) gu2 3(u) 2(disz) ma#-[na {gesz}sa3-pa2-lum] | 3 talents 32 minas of sapalum wood |
| 4 | 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na {gesz}[ad2] | 5 1/2 minas of ad wood |
| 5 | 7(disz) ma-na szim dam-[sze-lum] | 7 minas of resin of Amšelum |
| 6 | 2(asz) gu2 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na szim {d}nin-ki-ip-tum# | 2 talents 2 2/3 mana resin of Ninkiptum |
| 7 | 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na szim bu3-[lu-hum] | 17 1/2 minas of aromatic bulum |
| 8 | 2(asz) gu2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na gi du10-[ga] | 2 talents 1 1/2 mana good reed |
| 9 | 4(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 szim gig | 4 barig 3 ban2 6 sila3 bitter juniper, |
| 10 | 1(asz) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 szim sze-li [gur] | 1 gur 2 ban2 8 sila3 of fragrant juniper |
| 11 | 4(barig) szim gam-gam-ma | 4 barig gamgam-juniper |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 szim gu4-ku-ru | 3 barig 2 ban2 1 sila3 aromatics of oxen, |
| 2 | 4(barig) szim sag hirinx(KWU318) | 4 barig juniper, head of hirin-plant |
| 3 | 2(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 pa-li | 2 barig 1 ban2 6 sila3: Pali; |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) gu2 2(u) 7(disz) ma#-[na] im-[babbar2?] | 68 talents 27 minas of white cumin |
| 5 | ki tu-ra-am-i3-li2 ugula# dam-gar3-[ta] | from Turam-ili, foreman of merchants |
| 6 | ba-az-mu-um [dub-sar] | Bazmum, scribe |
| 7 | szu ba-[ti] | received |
| 8 | x-[x]-tum | ...-tum |
| 9 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen# [lugal] uri5{ki}-[ma-ke4] e2 {d}szara2 [umma{ki}] mu-[du3] | year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the house of Šara in Umma erected. |
Sources & licences
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