Nisaba 15, 0021 (P355611)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355611 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 355611 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| 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 | 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda# | 4 liters of beer, 4 litres of bread |
| 2 | a-hu-du10 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ahu-ṭāb, the royal messenger, |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 4 | ur-zu szitim | Urzu, builder |
| 5 | u4 e2 kaskal lugal sa gi4-gi4-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the king is to return to the house on the road, |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 7 | szu-{d}iszkur sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Addu, vizier and messenger of the king |
| 8 | u4 i3-ku6-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to fisheries, |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 10 | ur-nig2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-nig, royal messenger |
| 11 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Dūr |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 13 | {d}szul-gi-na?-di?-na?-szu? lu2 gu-za-la2 | Šulgi-nadinašu, the throne bearer |
| 14 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 15 | ur-nigar{gar} lu2 gu-za-la2 | Ur-nigar, the throne bearer |
| 16 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 17 | pu-gu lu2 szu12 | Pugu, the one of prayer |
| 18 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 19 | szu-{d}en-lil2 lu2 szu12 | Šū-Enlil, the one of prayer |
| 20 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 21 | lu2-sza-lim aga3-us2-gal | Lu-šalim, the chief soldier |
| 22 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 23 | lu2-a-sza?-ni aga3-us2-gal | Lu-ašani, the chief soldier |
| 24 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-ba-e-ta-ni aga3-us2-gal | Aba'etani, the chief soldier, |
| 2 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 3 | bu-la-mu aga3-us2-gal | Bulumu, the chief soldier |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 5 | sag-ki-il2? aga3-us2-gal | Sag-ki-il, the chief soldier |
| 6 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 7 | e-ku-ma-ma kisal-luh | I eat, and the courtyard |
| 8 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 9 | a-zi-zi kisal-luh | Azizi, the courtyard |
| 10 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 11 | szu-{d}iszkur szu-i | Šū-Addu, the barber, |
| 12 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 13 | lu2-bala-sa6-ga sagi | Lu-bala-saga, cupbearer |
| 14 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 15 | nam-ha-ni sagi | Namḫani, cupbearer |
| 16 | u4 ansze lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the donkey lands to the king |
| 17 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 18 | nu-ur2-su2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nursu, royal messenger |
| 19 | u4 sze-sze3 im-gen-na-[a] | when he came to the barley |
| 20 | zi-ga ezem-a-dara4 | booked out of the ‘Festival-of-Adara’; |
| 21 | mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul | year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u)-kam | 10th day. |
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