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Nisaba 15, 0717 (P454024)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0717 |
|---|---|
| ID | P454024 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 454024 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gesztin gur | 2 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 wine, |
| 2 | 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) ninda gur | 3 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 bread, |
| 3 | x x x | |
| 4 | 4(barig) ninda-i3 | 4 barig oil-bread |
| 5 | nar lugal | the king's musician |
| 6 | n ninda | n loaves of bread |
| 7 | 1(barig) i3-x | 60 litres of oil |
| 8 | 4(u) gin2 ninda-i3 | 40 shekels of oil-bread |
| 9 | esz3-esz3 ki lugal-sze3 | to the shrines of the royal place |
| 10 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gesztin gur | 1 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 8 sila3 wine, |
| 11 | 6(disz) dug dida saga | 6 fine jugs of good dida beer, |
| 12 | 3(disz) dug dida du 3(disz) sila3-ta | 3 jugs of common wort, 3 sila3 each |
| 13 | 1(u)? dug dida du | 10(?) jugs of common dida beer |
| 14 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda gur | 93 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 8 1/2 sila3 bread, |
| 15 | 1(gesz2) 5(u)? gin2 ninda-i3 | 1 50(?) shekels of oil-bread |
| 16 | 3(asz) 4(barig) n sze gur | 3 gur 4 barig n barley |
| 17 | n nig2-ar3-ra saga | n good quality nig-arra-beer(s), |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 4(ban2) sze | 4 ban2 of barley, |
| 2 | 3(u) dug 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta | 30 jugs 1 ban2 5 sila3 each, |
| 3 | lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal u3 zi-ga didli | the messenger of the king and the numerous witnesses, |
| 4 | 5(u) 2(barig) 4(ban2) kasz du gur | 50 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 regular beer, |
| 5 | 1(barig) 3(ban2) x esza | 1 barig 3 ban2 ... |
| 6 | 3(barig) esza saga | 3 barig fine esha-flour |
| 7 | 6(disz) da-ku zu2-lum 5(disz) sila3-ta | 6 daku dates at 5 sila3 each |
| 8 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) nu-ur2-da-gan? | 1 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 Nūr-Dagan(?) |
| 9 | geme2 usz-bar kal-i3-li2-szu | female weavers, Kal-ilišu |
| 10 | 5(u) 8(asz) 1(ban2) gesztin gur | 48 gur 1 ban2 wine, |
| 11 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gesztin esza gur | 1 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 eša-wine |
| 12 | 2(barig) esza | 2 barig esha-flour |
| 13 | 6(disz) da-ku zu2-lum 5(disz) sila3-ta | 6 daku dates at 5 sila3 each |
| 14 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) x-x gur | 1 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 |
| 15 | 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ga-ar3 gur | 15 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 6 sila3 kashk cheese, |
| 16 | 1(barig) esza saga x | 1 barig fine esha-flour, |
| 17 | 3(disz) da-ku zu2-lum 5(disz) sila3-ta | 3 daku dates at 5 sila3 each |
| 18 | n nu-ur2-da?-gan? | Nūr-Dagan(?) |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | x x x | |
| 2 | x x x | |
| 3 | x x x | |
| 4 | x x x | |
| 5 | x x x | |
| 6 | x x x | |
| 7 | x-x-x ugula | foreman |
| 8 | x-x-x szu-gi4 | ... return! |
| 9 | x x x-um | ...; |
| 10 | x-x-x ugula | foreman |
| 11 | x x x-e2-a | -ea; |
| 12 | x x x sza-x-ab | [......]... |
| 13 | x x x-PI | -uṣur; |
| 14 | x-x-x ugula | foreman |
| 15 | sze-ba iti 1(u) 3(disz)-kam | barley rations: 13 months; |
| 16 | szu-er3-ra szu-gi4 | Šu-Erra, the reed worker |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) n gur | total: n gur |
| 2 | zi-ga didli? | various(?) reeds(?) |
| 3 | nig2-ka9-ak | accounts |
| 4 | sze gibil | new barley |
| 5 | iti szu-gar-gal | month: “Šugargal, |
| 6 | mu en {d}[inanna] unu{ki}-ga masz2-e in-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna in Uruk was chosen by extispicy. |
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