Nisaba 15, 1034 (P454187)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 1034 |
|---|---|
| ID | P454187 |
| Museum no. | Adra 276 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1' | [n] sila3 [i3-nun] gur | n sila3 butter oil |
| 2' | 1(asz) 3(barig) 8(disz) sila3 ga-ar3 gur | 1 gur 3 barig 8 sila3 kashk cheese, |
| 3' | u4-a de6-a | day and night |
| 5' | szunigin 1(u) 4(asz) 1(ban2) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun gur | total: 14 gur 1 ban2 1/3 sila3 butter oil |
| 6' | szunigin 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-ar3 gur | total: 21 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 1/2 sila3 kashk cheese, |
| 8' | sag-nig2-gur11-ra | the debits |
| 9' | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 10' | 1(barig) i3-nun du10-ga gesz a-ra2 5(disz) | 60 litres of good butter oil for 5 times |
| 11' | 5(ban2) 9(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga | 5 ban2 9 5/6 sila3 good butter oil, |
| 12' | bi2-gu7-bi 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 | its rations: 1 ban2 6 sila3 |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [n] gur | n gur |
| 2' | [n] 2(asz) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 ga-ar3 gur | n gur 5 ban2 8 5/6 sila3 kashk cheese |
| 3' | 6(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ga-sze-a gur | 6 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 barley-fed, |
| 4' | i3-nun-bi 1(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 | its butter oil: 1 barig 4 ban2 3 sila3 15 shekels |
| 5' | ga-ar3-bi 2(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 | its emmer: 2 barig 3 ban2 4 5/6 sila3 2 1/2 shekels; |
| 6' | sa2-du11 szu-a-gi-na u3 nig2-kesz2-ra2 {d}nin-hur-sag kesz3{ki} u3 dingir-re-ne | regular offerings of Šu’agina and the offerings of Ninḫursag of Kesh and the gods |
| 7' | iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam | 12th month, |
| 8' | 3(barig) 5(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun | 3 barig 5 ban2 1/2 sila3 butter oil, |
| 9' | 1(barig) 3(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga gazi | 1 barig 3 ban2 1/2 sila3 kašk cheese |
| 10' | giri3 la-qi3-pu-um sagi | via Laqīpum, cupbearer; |
| 11' | 2(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun | 2 ban2 6 1/2 sila3 butter oil, |
| 12' | 2(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 ga gazi | 2 sila3 15 shekels of roasted milk, |
| 13' | 1(ban2) 5(disz) [n? sila3 ...] | 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | 6(disz) sila3 [...] | 6 sila3 |
| 3' | 3(disz) [sila3 ...] | 3 qû |
| 4' | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 [...] | 1 1/3 sila3 ..., |
| 5' | giri3 {d}EN-[x-x-x] sagi | via Bel-..., cupbearer |
| 6' | 2(disz) sila3 i3-nun | 2 sila3 butter oil, |
| 7' | 2/3(disz) sila3 ga gazi | 2/3 sila3 of roasted milk, |
| 8' | giri3 {d}nin-lil2-zi-mu zabar-dab5 | via Ninlil-zimu, the bronze steward; |
| 9' | 2(disz) sila3 i3-nun | 2 sila3 butter oil, |
| 10' | giri3 li-bur-a-bi sagi | via Libur-abī, cupbearer; |
| 11' | 4(disz) sila3 i3-nun | 4 sila3 butter oil |
| 12' | 2(disz) sila3 ga gazi | 2 sila3 of roasted milk, |
| 13' | giri3 li-bur-{d}szul-gi sagi | via Libūr-Šulgi, cupbearer; |
| 14' | [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | x [...] | |
| 2 | 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 [ga-sze-a] | 1 ban2 7 sila3 barley flour |
| 3 | i3-nun-bi 5/6(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 | its butter oil: 5/6 sila3 1 shekel; |
| 4 | ga-ar3-bi 1(disz) sila3 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 | its emmer: 1 sila3 16 1/2 shekels; |
| 5 | nig2-dab5 ma2-gar-unu | nigdab(-offering) of Magarunu |
| 6 | 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 i3-nun | 5 1/2 sila3 7 1/2 shekels butter oil, |
| 7 | 1(ban2) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ga-ar3 gal | 1 ban2 6 5/6 sila3 2 1/2 shekels big kashk cheese, |
| 8 | 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ga-ar3 tur | 5 1/2 sila3 7 1/2 shekels small cheese, |
| 9 | nig2-dab5 du6-ku3-ga | nigdab(-offering) of Dukug |
| 10 | 2(barig) i3-nun | 2 barig butter oil |
| 11 | 1(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga gazi | 1 barig 5 ban2 6 1/2 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| 12 | 1(asz) ga-ar3 gur | 1 gur of kashk cheese, |
| 13 | giri3 lugal-a-DU-[x] | via Lugal-aDU-x |
| 14 | 1(ban2) i3-nun# | 1 ban2 butter oil |
| 15 | nig2-szu us2-sa x [...] ki tug2 ib2#-[x] | (Sum) ... clothed the place(?) with a cloth (Akk) The possessions that were established(?) |
| 16 | giri3 ha-[...] | via Ha- |
| 17 | [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun gur# | 1 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 1 sila3 butter oil |
| 2 | 3(ban2) ga gazi | 3 ban2 of sour milk, |
| 3 | 3(barig) 3(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 ga-ar3 gur | 3 barig 3 ban2 9 1/2 sila3 5 shekels of kashk cheese, |
| 4 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ga-sze-a gur | 1 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 barley-fed, |
| 5 | i3-nun-bi 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 | its butter oil: 1 ban2 9 sila3 15 shekels; |
| 6 | ga-ar3-bi 2(ban2) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 | its emmer: 2 ban2 8 5/6 sila3 2 1/2 shekels; |
| 7 | zi-ga bala-a | booked out of the bala |
| 8 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun gur | 1 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 6 1/3 sila3 butter oil, |
| 9 | 3(barig) 5(ban2) ga-ar3 tur | 3 barig 5 ban2 small cheese, |
| 10 | e2-gal-sze3 | to the palace |
| 11 | kiszib3 {d}szul-gi-iri-mu | under seal of Šulgi-irimu |
| 12 | szunigin 8(asz) 3(barig) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | total: 8 gur 3 barig 7 1/3 sila3 6 shekels butter oil |
| 13 | [szunigin n] 6(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 1/3(disz) sila3 [n] gin2# ga gazi gur | total: n gur 6 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 1/3 sila3 n shekels butter milk |
| 14 | [szunigin n] 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 [ga-ar3] gur | total: n gur 1 barig 4 ban2 5 1/3 sila3 gar3 |
| 15 | [...] | |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 2 | 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur | 5 gur 2 barig 2 5/6 sila3 4 shekels butter oil, |
| 3 | 6(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ga-ar3 gur | 6 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 9 1/3 sila3 kashk cheese, |
| 4 | ku3-bi 2(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 1(u) sze | its silver: 2 5/6 minas 6 1/6 shekels 10 grains; |
| 5 | la2-ia3 su-ga | deficit repaid |
| 6 | [nig2-ka9-ak i3]-nun# ga-ar3 | accounts of butter oil and cheese |
| 7 | [...] szusz3#? | ... cattle herdsman |
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