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Nisaba 15, 0643 (P453980)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0643 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453980 |
| Museum no. | Adra 057 |
| 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(barig) sze e-la-ak-nu-id dumu da-da na-gada ba-usz2 | 60 litres of barley (for) Elak-nu-id, son of Dada, the herdsman, slaughtered. |
| 2 | 1(barig) i-sar-pa2-dan dumu i3-li2-tab-ba | 60 litres (of barley for) Isar-padan, son of Ili-tabba |
| 3 | gab2-us2 da-da na-gada | flank of Dada, the herdsman; |
| 4 | giri3-se3-ga {d}nin-hur-sag-kesz3{ki}-ta | via Ninḫursagkeš |
| 5 | lu2 udu-a u8 ba-an-zuh-sza-a-me | “If a man eats a sheep and a ewe, |
| 6 | 5(ban2) nu nu-ur2-i3-li2 dumu be-li2-ba-ni | 50 litres (of barley) not (for) Nūr-ili, son of Beli-bani |
| 7 | giri3-se3-ga {d}ne3-eri11-gal sza3 an-za-gar3{ki}-ta | via Nergal, from Anzagar; |
| 8 | lu2 e2 ku3 za-gin3 e2 {d}allax(|PAP.NAGAR|) sza3 an-za-gar3{ki} ba-an-zuh-a | the man who the silver and lapis lazuli temple, the temple of Balla, in Anzagar abandoned. |
| 9 | sza3 en-nu-gu-la e2-sag-da-na nibru{ki}-ta | from the Ennugal (temple) of Esagdana in Nippur |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | giri3 pi5-sza-ah-dingir ha-za-num2 | via Pišah-ilum, the mayor; |
| 2 | szunigin 2(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze-ta | total: 2 male laborers, 1 barig barley each |
| 3 | szunigin 1(disz) gurusz 5(ban2) | total: 1 male worker (receiving) 5 ban2 |
| 4 | sze-bi 2(barig) 5(ban2) iti 1(disz)-kam | its barley: 2 barig 5 ban2, for 1 month; |
| 5 | iti szu-gar-ra-ta | from month “Šūgara’ |
| 6 | iti diri sze-sag11-ku5-sze3 | to the extra month “Harvest,’ |
| 7 | iti-bi iti 1(u) 3(disz)!-am3 | its months: 13 months; |
| 8 | szunigin sze-bi 7(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gur# | total, its barley: 7 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 |
| 9 | sze-ba ug3-IL2-e-ne | barley rations of the porters |
| 10 | sza3 gurumx(|IGI.ERIM|) ma-na-ni ib2-gi-in | from the inspection of Manani he returned. |
| 11 | ab-ba-iri-mu ugula i3-dab5 | Abba-irimu, foreman, accepted; |
| 12 | giri3 ur-mes ensi2 | via Ur-mes, the governor; |
| 13 | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king.{d} |
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