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Nisaba 15, 0778 (P333742)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0778 |
|---|---|
| ID | P333742 |
| Museum no. | ILAJ IV 102 |
| Collection | Department of Jordanian Antiquities, Amman, Jordan |
| 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 | 1(disz) udu sze6-ga2 5(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sheep, roasted, 5 sila3 soup, |
| 2 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 dub-sar lugal | Ur-Baba, royal scribe |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 4 | en-u2-szim-ma dub-sar lugal | En-ušima, royal scribe. |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 6 | ur-esz3-ku3-ga dub-sar lugal | Ur-eškuga, royal scribe. |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 8 | ur-esz3-ku3-ga min3 dub-sar lugal | Ur-eškuga, second scribe of the king. |
| 9 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 10 | lu2-szu-ga-lam-ma dub-sar lugal | Lu-šugalama, royal scribe. |
| 11 | u4 sze GAN2-gu4-gesz e3-e3-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the barley of the oxen field goes out, |
| 12 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 1 slaughtered sheep, |
| 13 | 3(disz) sila3 tu7 3(disz) ku6 | 3 sila3 soup, 3 fish |
| 14 | dingir-a-su2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ilum-asu, the royal messenger, |
| 15 | u4 sze-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the barley, |
| 16 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 3(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 3 fish |
| 17 | x-x-x lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | ..., the royal messenger. |
| 18 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 n ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, n fish, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-{d}nin-szubur lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Ninszubur, royal messenger |
| 2 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 3 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | to the place of the king was brought, |
| 4 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 1 slaughtered sheep, |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 6 | szu-{d}isztaran lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Ishtaran, royal messenger |
| 7 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Dūr |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 9 | lu2-{d}nanna lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-Nanna, royal messenger |
| 10 | u4 si-masz-kum{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when Simaškum went, |
| 11 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 12 | ma-szum lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ašum, the royal messenger, |
| 13 | u4 ki ensi2-ka-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when she went to the place of the governor, |
| 14 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 pu-lu-lu szusz3 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish, cultic offerings, |
| 15 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the k-equid went to the ziggurat |
| 16 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 szu-{d}iszkur szu-i | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish for Šu-Addu, the barber; |
| 17 | u4 {gesz}ma-nu sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came by boat |
| 18 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 19 | iti ezem-a-bi | month: “Festival-of-abi, |
| 20 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna in Uruk by extispicy was chosen. |
| 21 | u4 n-kam | the nth day |
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