Nisaba 15, 0549 (P453911)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0549 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453911 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 453911 |
| 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 | 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 siki {gesz}ga-rig2 ak tug2 guz-za du | 1 5/6 mana 2 shekels wool for a grig garment made of guz-za-wool, |
| 2 | 5(disz) gin2 kusz gu4 u2-hab2 | 5 shekels leather for oxen, tanned, |
| 3 | 2(disz) kusz udu u2-hab2 | 2 hides of suckling sheep, |
| 4 | 2(disz) kusz udu babbar | 2 white hides of sheep, |
| 5 | 2(disz) gin2 {u2}gamun2 | 2 shekels cumin |
| 6 | 3(disz) gin2 i3-gesz | 3 shekels sesame oil |
| 7 | {gesz}gu-za [sumun] lugal 1(disz)-am3 ba-a-si | The throne, the old one of the king, was split in 1 piece |
| 8 | 5(disz) ma-na siki {gesz}ga-rig2 ak tug2 guz-za du | 5 mana wool for a chariot, a garment for the throne stationed, |
| 9 | 2(disz) kusz udu ge6 | 2 black sheep skins, |
| 10 | 5(disz) gin2 i3-gesz | 5 shekels of sesame oil |
| 11 | {gesz}szu4-a du10-us2 sumun lugal u3 kusz#? [...-a?] du10-us2 2(disz)-am3 ba-a-si# | The šu’a tool, the king's old tool, and the leather(?) ... tool(?), the 2nd one was taken away |
| 12 | 2(disz) gin2 kusz udu u2-hab2 | 2 shekels of leather for sheep tanned, |
| 13 | {gesz}gu-za si-nita? sumun 1(disz)-am3 | The throne of the old male slave is one |
| 14 | u3 x e2-szagina 3(disz)-am3 | and ... the Ešagina, 3 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 8(disz) kusz udu u2-hab2 | 8 sheep-hides, soiled, |
| 2 | 1(disz) kusz udu babbar | 1 hide of white sheep, |
| 3 | 1(u) gin2 {u2}gamun2 | 10 shekels cumin |
| 4 | 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz | 10 shekels of oil, |
| 5 | {gesz}gu-za si-nita? sumun 8(disz)-am3 | The throne of the old male worker is 8 (shekels). |
| 6 | u3 {gesz}gu-za munus sumun 3(disz)-am3 ba-a-si | and the old throne of a woman was taken away 3 times |
| 7 | 9(disz) kusz udu-<u2>-hab2 | 9 hides of rams, |
| 8 | 2(disz) kusz udu babbar | 2 white hides of sheep, |
| 9 | 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 {u2}gamun2 | 15 shekels cumin |
| 10 | {gesz}gu-za si-nita? sumun 1(u) 1(disz)-am3 | the old throne of male laborers, 11 |
| 11 | u3 {gesz}gu-za munus sumun 4(disz)-am3 ba-a-si | and the old throne of a woman was taken away by 4 |
| 12 | e2 {d}szu-{d}suen | house of Šu-Suen, |
| 13 | 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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