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Nisaba 15, 1037 (P454189)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 1037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P454189 |
| Museum no. | RBC-TAM 090101 |
| Collection | Randy Best Collection, Tandy Archaeological Museum, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary , Fort Worth, Texas, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Irisagrig |
| Coordinates | 32.1529, 45.3689 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 3(u) 6(asz) sze gur numun mur-gu4 | 36 gur of barley, seed for oxen, |
| 2 | giri3 dingir-e2 | via Dingir-e; |
| 3 | a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | for the first time |
| 4 | 1(disz) eme6 al-gar-tum 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 1 she-asse, algartum, 6 1/2 shekels silver, |
| 5 | [x] bappir-gal saga | x good quality pappargal-beer |
| 6 | sze#-bi 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | its barley: 4 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 7 | giri3 dingir-e2 | via Dingir-e; |
| 8 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 2nd time |
| 9 | dabin gur sza3 e2-duru5 sipa-e-ne | gur of barley in the village of the shepherds |
| 10 | 5(disz) {gesz}za-ba-ra-tum 1(asz) 1(barig) gur-ta | 5 zabaratum-wood, 1 gur 1 barig each, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | giri3 be-li2-du10 muhaldim i-di3-dingir szusz3 u3 puzur4-i3-li2 dub-sar | via Belī-ṭab, the cook; Iddingir, cattle manager; and Puzur-ili, the scribe; |
| 2 | 2(asz) 4(barig) dabin gur sza3 masz-kan2 {d}suen | 2 gur 4 barig of dabin-flour, in the maškan-vessel of Suen, |
| 3 | GAN2-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2) a-ra2 3(disz)-kam | its surface: 1 barig 2 ban2 3 times |
| 4 | giri3 be-li2-du10 muhaldim i-di3-dingir szusz3 u3 puzur4-i3-li2 dub-sar | via Belī-ṭab, the cook; Iddingir, cattle manager; and Puzur-ili, the scribe; |
| 5 | 6(disz) gurusz sipa-me 3(ban2) dabin-ta | 6 male laborers, shepherds, at 3 ban2 barley per (day), |
| 6 | iti-bi 4(disz)-am3 | its months: 4, |
| 7 | u3 nig2-sa10-bi 4(barig) 2(ban2) | and its exchange rate: 4 barig 2 ban2 |
| 8 | giri3 dingir-ba-ni dumu puzur4-e2-a | via Dingir-bani, son of Puzur-Ea; |
| 9 | 1(u) udu 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta sze-bi 5(asz)? gur | 10 rams, 2 barig 3 ban2 each, its barley: 5 gur |
| 10 | szunigin 4(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur | total: 47 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 barley, |
| left | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) dabin gur | total: 11 gur of dabin flour |
| 2 | szunigin 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | total: 6 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 3 | ki tu#-ra-a i3-gal2 | are here in the place of return. |
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