Nisaba 15, 0127 (P453652)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0127 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453652 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 453652 |
| 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 | nu-hi-dingir lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nuḫi-ilum, messenger of the king |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 4 | szu-esz18-dar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Ishtar, royal messenger. |
| 5 | u4 zah3 lu2 iri-sa12-rig7{ki} dab5-ba-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the fugitive man of Irisagrig was seized, |
| 6 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda | [1 ban2] beer, 1 ban2 bread |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 nig2-i3-de2-a | 1 sila3 of Nig-idea, |
| 8 | i3-li2-ki-ib-ri2 nu-banda3 | Ili-kibri, the overseer |
| 9 | u4 udu ur4-de3 im-gen-na-a | when the sheep went to pasture, |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 11 | i3-li2-ki-ib-ri2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ili-kibri, messenger of the king. |
| 12 | u4 udu ur4-de3 zi-zi-de3 im-gen-na-a | When he went to raise the sheep, to rise, |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 14 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda | [1 ban2] beer, 1 ban2 bread |
| 15 | szu-esz18-dar sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Ishtar, vizier, messenger of the king. |
| 16 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Dūr |
| 17 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 18 | nu-ur2-{d}iszkur lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nūr-Adad, royal messenger |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 2 | {d}iszkur-illat lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Iškur-illat the messenger of the king |
| 3 | u4 si-masz-ku-um{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | when Simaškum was entrusted, |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 5 | ur-{d}nin-mug lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Ninmug, royal messenger |
| 6 | u4 ki-masz{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Kimaš, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 8 | a-bil-lum-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Abillumma, the royal messenger. |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 10 | hu-wa-wa lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Huwawa, messenger of the king |
| 11 | u4 ki da-da-ni-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | When she goes to her father's place, |
| 12 | szunigin 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz | total: 5 ban2 7 sila3 beer |
| 13 | szunigin 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda | total: 5 ban2 3 sila3 bread |
| 14 | szunigin 1(disz) sila3 nig2-i3-de2-a | total: 1 sila3 nig2-idea |
| 15 | zi-ga iti sze-sag11-ku5 | booked out, month: “Harvest, |
| 16 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(disz)-kam | 1st day, |
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