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Nisaba 15, 1122 (P454240)
Administrative, Ur III, Ur · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 1122 |
|---|---|
| ID | P454240 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 454240 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
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 | 2(barig) zu2-lum lugal | 2 barig dates for the king |
| 2 | 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz bara2-sze3 | 1/3 sila3 of bara-oil, |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 2 sila3 dates, |
| 4 | x-x-x | |
| 5 | 2(barig) zu2-lum | 2 barig dates |
| 6 | n i3-gesz | n: oil; |
| 7 | x-x-x-de2-a-sze3 | to ... |
| 8 | n i3-nun | n ghee, |
| 9 | an-nu-ni-tum | Annunītum |
| 10 | {d}en-lil2 | Enlil, |
| 11 | n sila3 zu2-lum | n sila₃ dates, |
| 12 | n i3-gesz bara2-sze3 | ... oil for the dais; |
| 13 | {d}en-lil2 | Enlil, |
| 14 | [n sila3] zu2#-lum | n sila3 dates |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | 3(barig) 1/2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 3 barig 1/2 sila3 dates, |
| 2' | 5(disz) gin2 i3 bara2-sze3 | 5 shekels oil for the dais; |
| 3' | 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 5 sila3 dates, |
| 4' | 5(disz) gin2 i3-gesz bara2-sze3 | 5 shekels of oil for the dais; |
| 5' | siskur2 {d}dim3 | offering of Madanu |
| 6' | zi-ga | booked out |
| 7' | iti ses-da-gu7 | month: “Piglet-feast,’ |
| 8' | mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašrum was destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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