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Nisaba 15, 0023 (P453597)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0023 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453597 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 453597 |
| 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 returns to the E-kašal, |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 7 | {d}asz3-gi5-al-su lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ašgalsu the messenger of the king |
| 8 | u4 ki-masz{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Kimaš, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 2 | er3-e-bu-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Erebum, messenger of the king |
| 3 | u4 erin2 zah3 ARAD2-e2-gal dab5-ba-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the fugitive troops of Warad-egal came to capture him, |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 5 | ma-nu-um-ki-{d}szul-gi lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Mannum-kī-Šulgi the royal messenger |
| 6 | u4 gu4 udu zi3 munu4 nig2-dab5 en {d}en-ki iri eridu{ki}-sze3 im-gen-na-a | When oxen, sheep, flour, and malt were seized, lord Enki went to the city of Eridu. |
| 7 | zi-ga iti ezem-a-dara4 | booked out, month: “Festival-of-Adara,’ |
| 8 | mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul | year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 18 | u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam | 23rd day, |
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