Nisaba 15, 1096 (P454228)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma region · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 1096 |
|---|---|
| ID | P454228 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 454228 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma region |
| 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 | 5(disz) udu gir-ru-um niga | 5 fattened sheep, grain-fed, |
| 2 | 1(u) 2(disz) udu eme-gi niga | 12 emegi-sheep, grain-fed, |
| 3 | ($ blank space $) 1(u) 7(disz) udu niga hi-a | (total:) 17 grain-fed sheep |
| 4 | udu niga 1(disz) sila3-ta | grain-fed sheep, 1 sila3 each |
| 5 | 4(disz) u8 gir-ru-um niga | 4 fattened ewes, grain-fed, |
| 6 | u8 niga 1/2(disz) sila3-ta | grain-fed ewes, 1/2 sila3 each |
| 7 | 1(disz) udu gir-ru-um lah5 | 1 sheep, girrum, laḫ |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) udu niga hi-a | total: 22 grain-fed sheep, hia grade, |
| 2 | sza3-gal-bi 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 | its volume: 1 ban2 9 sila3 |
| 3 | u4 1(disz)-kam u4 3(u)-sze3 | for 1 day, 30 days |
| 4 | sze-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur | its barley: 1 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 |
| 5 | pesz10 szid-da | šidda reed |
| 6 | iti {d}dumu-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
| 7 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna of Uruk by goat was chosen. |
| 8 | ur-sag-ub3-ba-ke4 i3-dab5 | the hero Uba accepted; |
Sources & licences
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