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Nisaba 15, 0958 (P454141)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0958 |
|---|---|
| ID | P454141 |
| Museum no. | Adra 086 |
| 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 | x-x ma-ma-ri2-nu? dam ib-ni-dingir engar |ENxMASZ|-kak | Amarīnu, wife of Ibni-dingir, the plowman of the EnxMAŠkak (temple), |
| 2 | mu# dumu-ni nig2-sa10-sze3 in-na-an-szum2-ma | he has given his son as a gift |
| 3 | [x] en#-nu-gu-la e2-sag-da-na nibru{ki}-ta | ... the guardian angels from the Esagda in Nippur |
| 4 | [x] ur-{d}nin-isin2 nimgir | ... Ur-Ninisin, herald |
| 6 | [1(disz)] geme2 3(ban2) sze | 1 female worker, 3 ban2 barley |
| 7 | [sze]-bi# 3(ban2) iti 1(disz)-kam | its barley: 3 ban2 for 1 month |
| 8 | [iti] gi#-sig-ga-ta | from month "Gisigga" |
| 9 | [iti] sze-sag11-ku5-sze3 | in the month of Addarum |
| 10 | [iti]-bi# iti 7(disz)-am3 | its months: 7 months |
| 12 | [sze]-bi# 3(barig) 3(ban2) | its barley: 3 barig 3 ban2 |
| 13 | [3(ban2)] im-ti-da | 3 ban2 of Imtida |
| 14 | [3(ban2)] i-ti-u3 | 3 ban2 Itiu |
| 15 | [3(ban2)] tur#-am-dingir ARAD2 be-li2-kal | 3 ban2: Tur-am-dingir, servant of Beli-kal |
| 16 | e2-pa-du6-la-ta tak4-a | from the ‘Padula’ (temple) taken, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | giri3# ur-mes ensi2 | via Ur-mes, governor |
| 2 | 2(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta | 2 female workers, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each |
| 3 | [sze]-bi 1(barig) iti 1(disz)-kam | its barley: 1 barig, the first month; |
| 4 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ta | from month “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 5 | iti sze-sag11-ku5-sze3 | to month “Harvest, |
| 6 | iti-bi iti 6(disz)-am3 | its months: 6 months; |
| 7 | sze#-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) gur | its barley: 1 gur 1 barig |
| 8 | [n] geme2 3(ban2) sze-ta | n female laborers, 3 ban2 barley each |
| 9 | [sze-bi] 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur | its barley: 1 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 |
| 10 | [sze-ba geme2] usz#-bar-e-ne | barley rations of female weavers |
| 11 | [sag] mu-kux(DU) | head of delivery |
| 12 | [dingir]-ba#-ni ugula usz-bar i3-dab5 | Ili-bani, foreman of weavers, accepted; |
| 13 | [nu-banda3] a-li2-ni-su | the overseer: Ali-nisu |
| 14 | giri3# ur-mes ensi2 | via Ur-mes, governor |
| 15 | [mu] {d}i-bi2-{d}suen [lugal] uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 [si]-mu#-ru-um{ki} mu-hul | year: “Ibbi-Sîn, king of Ur, Simurrum destroyed. |
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