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Nisaba 15, 0651 (P411936)
Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0651 |
|---|---|
| ID | P411936 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 55-01-013 |
| 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) ma-la-ku udu 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 malakku sheep, 2 sila3 soup, |
| 2 | i3-li2-szip-ti lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ili-šapīti, the royal messenger, |
| 3 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 malakku sheep, 2 sila3 soup, |
| 4 | lu2-{d}isztaran lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-Ištaran, royal messenger |
| 5 | u4 ki-masz{ki}-ta | when Kimaš |
| 6 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | to the place of the king was brought, |
| 7 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 malakku sheep, 2 sila3 soup, |
| 8 | puzur4-esz18-dar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Puzur-Ištar, royal messenger. |
| 9 | u4 ki-masz{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Kimaš, |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| 11 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Baba, royal messenger |
| 12 | u4 nig2-gur11 en-um-i3-li2-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the property of Ennum-ilī came, |
| 13 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| 14 | szu-ku-bu-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šukubum, royal messenger |
| 15 | u4 erin2 udu ur4 zi-zi-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the labor-troops went to raise the sheep, |
| 16 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 malakku sheep, 2 sila3 soup, |
| 17 | gu3-de2-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Gudea, messenger of the king |
| 18 | u4 nig2-gu2-na ma2 sag-ga2-sze3 im-gen-na-a | When the property of the barge <came,> |
| 19 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 an-dul3 dub-sar | 2 sila3 soup for Andul, the scribe |
| 20 | u4 nig2-gu3-de2 bala-a-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went on a business trip to the bala, |
| 21 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 22 | a-hu-du10 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ahu-ṭāb, the royal messenger, |
| 23 | u4 sahar zi-zi-de3 im-gen-na-a | When he went to dig up the dust, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 2 | {d}utu-kal sagi | Šamaš-kal, cupbearer |
| 3 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 4 | a-za-ba-ni sagi | Azabani, cupbearer |
| 5 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza | when to Dūr he went |
| 6 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu 3(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 malakku sheep, 3 sila3 soup, |
| 7 | {d}szu-{d}suen-la-ma-ha-ar sagi | Šu-Sîn-lāmaḫar, cupbearer |
| 8 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu 4(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 malakku sheep, 4 sila3 soup, |
| 9 | a-mur-e2-a masz2-szu-gid2-gid2 u3 lu2 masz2-szu-gid2-gid2-me | Āmur-ea, the mašsumu-priest, and the men who are mušakku-priestess, |
| 10 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 en-um-{d}suen gu4-gaz | 1 sila3 soup for Enum-Suen, the slaughterer of oxen |
| 11 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 ur-tum-ma-al gu4-gaz | 1 sila3 soup for Urtummal, the slaughtered ox, |
| 12 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 ba-ba-a sagi | 1 sila3 soup for Baba’a the cupbearer, |
| 13 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 zu-u2-a sagi | 1 sila3 soup for Zu'a, the cupbearer |
| 14 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 szu-{d}en-lil2 sagi | 1 sila3 soup for Šū-Enlil the cupbearer, |
| 15 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 szu-{d}nisaba sagi | 1 sila3 soup for Šu-Nisaba, cupbearer |
| 16 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 a-da-lal3 szusz3 | 1 sila3 soup, Adalal, cattle manager; |
| 17 | 5(disz) sila3 tu7 aga3-us2 lugal-me | 5 sila3 soup, soldiers of Lugalme; |
| 18 | u4 siskur2 lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the sacrificial sheep were brought to the king, |
| 19 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 lu2-giri17-zal szusz3 | 1 sila3 soup for Lu-girizal, cattle manager; |
| 20 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 i3-li2-an-dul3 giri17-dab5 | 1 sila3 soup for Ilī-andul, the giridab priest |
| 21 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the kungu-carrying grain was brought to her |
| 22 | zi-ga iti diri sze-sag11-ku5 | booked out, extra month: "Harvest," |
| 23 | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king.{d} |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam | 11th day, |
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