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Nisaba 15, 0951 (P454137)

Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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Designation	Nisaba 15, 0951
ID	P454137
Museum no.	Anonymous 454137
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	6(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) sze gur	165 gur 2 barig barley,
2	giri3 tu-ra-am-i3-li2	via Turam-ilī
3	1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur	105 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3
4	giri3 en-u2-a	via Enua;
5	8(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur	81 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3
6	ki {d}asz3-gi5-illat-su2-ta	from Ašgi-Illassu
7	8(asz) 4(barig) gur ki en-u2-a-ta	8 gur 4 barig from Enua
8	2(barig) 1(ban2) ki en-u2-u2 ugula usz-bar-ta	2 barig 1 ban2 from Enu’u, foreman of weavers;
9	2(asz) 6(disz)?# sila3 gur sze#-ba?# SIG7#-a# du3-a-ku5 za-ru?-hi sza3 an-za-gar3{ki}	2 gur 6 sila3 barley rations, yellow-green, Duaku, Zaruhi, in Anzagar
10	ki dingir-a-su2-ta	from Dingir-asu
11	szunigin 8(gesz2)# 2(u)# 7(asz)# 3(barig) sze gur	total: 827 gur 3 barig barley
12	sag-nig2-gur11-ra sza3-bi-ta	from the debits,
13	5(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 4(ban2) gur	198 gur 4 ban2
14	sze-ba geme2 usz-bar u3 lu2 azlag2-ke4-ne	barley rations of female weavers and leatherworkers;
15	nu-banda3 a-li2-ni-su2	the overseer: Ali-nisu
16	1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur	60 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3
17	<nu>-{gesz}kiri6-me	the orchardists
18	1(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur	18 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3
19	ug3-IL2-me	the porters
20	2(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur	22 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3
21	erin2 e2-kuruszda	workers of the Ekurušda,
obverse col 2
1	3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur	3 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3
2	geme2 gesz-i3 sur-sur-ra	female oil-pressers,
3	2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur	2 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3
4	geme2 kikken2-me	female millers,
5	3(asz) 1(ban2) gur	3 gur 1 ban2
6	geme2 e2-lunga3	female worker of the brewery
7	4(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur	4 gur 3 barig 4 ban2
8	erin2 gesz-kin-ti	(labor-)troops of the work-assignment
9	n? gur	gur(?)
10	bahar3-me	We are potters
11	1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) sze <gur>	1 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 barley,
12	erin2 mar-sa	labor-troops of the shipyard
13	n? gur	gur(?)
14	sza3-gu4 a-ru-a lugal	oxen herdsman of royal contributions,
15	4(barig) 2(ban2) sze	4 barig 2 ban2 barley
16	giri3-se3-ga e2-kiszib3-ba	personnel of the sealed house
17	2(asz) 1(barig) gur	2 gur 1 barig
18	giri3-se3-ga gudu4 a?-ba?	via gudu(?), who(?)
19	6(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur	6 gur 3 barig 1 ban2
20	giri3-se3-ga ensi2	the governor's personnel
21	2(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur	23 gur 1 barig 4 ban2
22	unu3 sipa a-ru-a lugal	Uruk, shepherd of the royal threshing floor,
23	5(asz) 2(barig) [5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur]	5 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3
reverse col 1
1	nar e2-balag#-me	The singers of the E-balag
2	1(asz) 4(ban2) gur gala-me	1 gur 4 ban2: gala-me;
3	1(barig) 4(ban2) erin2 gi {gesz}ma-nu	60 litres (of barley) 4 ban2 (for) the work-troops, reeds of manu-wood
4	1(asz) 1(ban2) gur lu2 me-luh-ha-me	1 gur 1 ban2 (of barley for) Meluhḫame
5	1(barig) 4(ban2) da-da i3-du8	1 barig 4 ban2: Dada, the doorkeeper;
6	3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dumu a-ba i3-du8	3 ban2 5 sila3: the son of Aba, doorkeeper;
7	1(barig) 2(ban2) szu-esz18-dar i3-du8	60 litres (of barley) 2 ban2 (for) Shu-Ištar, doorkeeper
8	2(ban2) ge6-{d}{asz}aszgi{gi4}	2 ban2: Night-of-Ašgi
9	2(ban2) a-mur-kal-la	2 ban2: Amurkalla;
10	i3-du8-me	they are gatekeepers
11	SIG7-a 1(barig) 2(ban2) a-hu-ba-qar nar	yellow-green: 1 barig 2 ban2, Ahu-baqar, the musician;
12	sze-ba-sze3	to the barley rations
13	1(barig) siskur2 e2-kiszib3-ba	60 litres (of barley) 1 siskur-offering for the storehouse
14	2(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 za-la-ni-tum	2 (gur) 3 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 zalanitum
15	5(asz) gur sza3-gal dusu2 zi-gu5-um	5 gur, šagal, dusum, zigu’m,
16	8(asz) 3(barig) gur sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um e2-da-na{ki}-a	8 gur 3 barig, fodder of the k-equids, cattle of the Edana temple
17	kiszib3 pu-lu-lu szusz3	under seal of Pululu, cattle manager;
18	1(asz) gur kiszib3 szu-esz18-dar	1 gur, under seal of Shu-Ištar
19	3(barig) kiszib3 {d}{asz}aszgi{gi4}-tu-kul2-ti	3 barig, under seal of Ašgi-tukulti
20	8(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur	8 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3
21	guru7-a tak4-a szu ib2-tak4-a	who left the silo, who left it,
22	iti ezem-{d}szul-gi u3 iti nig2-{d}en-lil2#-la2	month: “Festival-of-Šulgi and month: Nig-Enlila
reverse col 2
1	szunigin 8(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur	total: 283 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 barley,
2	zi-ga-am3	booked out,
3	nig2-ka9-ak sze a-sza3 du6-ku{ki}	accounts of barley in the field of Duku
4	iti nig2-{d}en-lil2-la2	month: “Nig-Enlila,’
5	mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 si-mu-ru-um{ki} mu-hul	year: “Ibbi-Suen, king of Ur, Simurrum destroyed.‭

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