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Nisaba 15, 0731 (P411935)
Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0731 |
|---|---|
| ID | P411935 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 55-01-012 |
| Collection | Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| 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 5(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 ram, šega-offering, 5 sila3 soup, |
| 2 | nu-ur2-{d}utu ra2-gaba lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nūr-Utu the courier the messenger of the king |
| 3 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 szu-esz18-dar sagi | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish, Šu-Ishtar, cupbearer, |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 {d}da-gan-kal gu4-gaz# | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish for Dagankal, the slaughterer |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 ad-da-ka-la? gu4-gaz | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish of Addakala, the oxen slaughtered, |
| 6 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 s,a-li-a lu2 uzu | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish, ṣaliya, man of meat, |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 ab-ba-mu lu2 uzu | 2 sila3 soup, 1 fish, Abbamu, man of meat, |
| 8 | u4 siskur2 lugal-sze3 im-e-re-[sza]-a | when the offering of the king was brought |
| 9 | 1/2(disz) udu sze6-ga2 5(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1/2 sheep, roasted, 5 sila3 soup, |
| 10 | ur-{d}szu-{d}suen egir sukkal-mah | Ur-Šū-Sîn, after the chief minister; |
| 11 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 12 | sza-lim-a-hu-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šalim-aḫum, royal messenger. |
| 13 | u4 sze {d}nanna-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the barley of Nanna was brought |
| 14 | 2(disz) ma-la-ku udu 4(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 slaughtered sheep, 4 sila3 soup, |
| 15 | puzur4-{d}suen dumu sukkal-mah | Puzur-Suen, son of Sukkalmaḫ |
| 16 | u4 erin2 sze gesz ra-ra zi-zi-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the labor-troops went to harvest the barley, |
| 17 | 1/2(disz) udu sze6-ga2 5(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1/2 sheep, roasted, 5 sila3 soup, |
| 18 | szar-ru-um-ba-ni nu-banda3 | Šarrum-bani, the overseer |
| 19 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Dūr |
| 20 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 21 | {d}suen-al-su2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Sîn-alsu the messenger of the king |
| 22 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | having gone to the royal place, |
| 2 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 1 slaughtered sheep, |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 4 | i-mi-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | before: the messenger of the king |
| 5 | u4 ki-masz{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Kimaš, |
| 6 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 7 | nu-ur2-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nur-ilī, royal messenger. |
| 8 | u4 sze-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the barley, |
| 9 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 10 | hu-la-al lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Hulal, the messenger of the king |
| 11 | u4 kaskal {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went on a business trip with a k-equid |
| 12 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 pu-lu-lu szusz3 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish, cultic offerings, |
| 13 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the k-equid went to the ziggurat |
| 14 | 2(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 2 slaughtered sheep, |
| 15 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 16 | szesz-kal-la aga3-us2 lugal tu-ra | Šeškalla, soldier of the king of Tūra. |
| 17 | u4 en-nu-ga2 sze buru14-ka-sze3 im-gen-na-a lu2 sa-gaz-ke4 in-sag3-ga | At the time of my watch, when the barley of the harvest came, the sag-demon struck. |
| 18 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 19 | a-hu-du10 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ahu-ṭāb, the royal messenger, |
| 20 | u4 sze sila gal2-la e3-de2 im-gen-na-a | When the barley came out from the street, |
| 21 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 22 | a-wi-lum-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal# | A man, the messenger of the king |
| 23 | u4 i3-gesz-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to the oil plant, |
| 24 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 ur-esz3-ku3-ga dub-sar lugal | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish: Ur-eškuga, royal scribe. |
| 25 | u4 sze GAN2-gu4-gesz e3-e3-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the barley of the oxen-fields came out, |
| 26 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 lugal-amar-ku3 lu2 ur3-ra | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish, Lugal-amar-ku, man of Urra, |
| 27 | u4 mun-gazi-sze3 im-[gen]-na-a | when he went to the groats |
| 28 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 29 | iti {gesz}apin# | month: “Plow, |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e in-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna in Uruk was chosen by extispicy. |
| 2 | u4 3(u)-kam | 30th day. |
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