Nisaba 15, 0694 (P429929)
Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0694 |
|---|---|
| ID | P429929 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 429929 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 2 | ma-za-ti lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | the throne of the royal messenger, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 4 | a-hu-ba-qar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ahu-baqar, messenger of the king. |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 6 | bi2-ga lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | ..., royal messenger. |
| 7 | u4 erin2 sze gesz ra-ra zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the work-troops gathered the barley from the threshing floor, |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 9 | i-di3-dingir lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Iddin-ilum, messenger of the king |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 11 | ur-{d}szara2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Šara, royal messenger |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 ki ensi2-ka-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when she enters the place of the governor, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 3 | en-um-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Enum-ilī, the royal messenger, |
| 4 | u4 udu-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the sheep, |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 6 | lugal-amar-ku3 lu2 ur3-ra | Lugal-amar-ku, the man of Urra |
| 7 | u4 mun-gazi-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the mungazi-festival, |
| 8 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 9 | ta2-ki-dingir szu-i | Takī-ilum |
| 10 | u4 {gesz}ma-nu-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the manu tree |
| 11 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 12 | iti szu-gar-gal | month: “Šugargal, |
| 13 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga in-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna in Uruk was chosen. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 6(disz)-kam | the 6th day |
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