Nisaba 15, 0103 (P453641)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0103 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453641 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 453641 |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 2 | al-la-mu lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Allamu, the royal messenger, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 4 | nam-ha-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Namhani, the royal messenger, |
| 5 | u4 a-sza3 nigin-de3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to the field of the granary, |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 7 | {d}szul-gi-me-szar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šulgi-mešar the messenger of the king |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 9 | szu-ul-nu-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šulnum, the royal messenger, |
| 10 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 11 | i-szar-ma-ti-is2?-su2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Išar-matissu, the royal messenger |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 13 | nu-ur2-{d}suen lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nur-Suen, royal messenger |
| 14 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 15 | szu-{d}en-lil2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Enlil the royal messenger |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 2 | lu2-sza-lim sagi | Lu-šalim, cupbearer |
| 3 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | when to Dūr-šadû |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 5 | lu2-sza-lim lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-šalim, the royal messenger, |
| 6 | u4 zah3 ARAD2-e2-gal dab5-ba-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the fugitive Warad-egal came to capture him, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 8 | mar-tu-sa6-ga lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Martusaga, royal messenger. |
| 9 | u4 erin2 zah3 lu2 iri-sa12-rig7{ki?} dab5-ba-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the exempted troops of the man of Irisagrig were captured, he came. |
| 10 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 11 | er3-ra-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Erra-bani, messenger of the king |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 13 | {d}nansze-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nanšebani the royal messenger |
| 14 | u4 si-masz-ku-um{ki}-ta | when Simaškum |
| 15 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | to the place of the king was brought, |
| 16 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 17 | na-ra-am-e2-a nu-banda3 dumu ar-za-an-{d}amar-{d}suen | Naram-Ea, the overseer, son of Arzān-Amar-Suen |
| 18 | u4 al-tar e2-usz-bar gub-ba | The storm, the one who stands in the Eʾušbar temple |
| 19 | szunigin 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz | total: 4 ban2 6 sila3 beer |
| 20 | szunigin 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3? ninda | total: 3 ban2 8 sila3 bread |
| 21 | zi-ga iti ezem-a-bi | booked out, month: "Festival;" |
| 22 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam | 27th day, |
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