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Nisaba 15, 0142 (P453664)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0142 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453664 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 453664 |
| 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 | 1/2(disz) udu sze6-ga2 | 1/2 sheep for the šega offerings, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 tu7 3(disz) ku6 | 3 sila3 soup, 3 fish |
| 3 | le-e-si-in lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lē-esin, royal messenger, |
| 4 | u4 sze {gesz}banszur-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the barley to the table went, |
| 5 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 6 | ur-sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-sukkal, messenger of the king |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 8 | lugal-ezem lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lugalezem, messenger of the king. |
| 9 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 10 | szu-{d}iszkur lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Addu, royal messenger |
| 11 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 12 | di-ku5-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Iku-ilī, royal messenger. |
| 13 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 14 | szu-er3-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šu-Erra, royal messenger. |
| 15 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 1 slaughtered sheep, |
| 16 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 17 | ur-{d}x-x-na? lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-x-na, the royal messenger |
| 18 | u4 a-sza3 nigin-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the field is to be cultivated, |
| 19 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 20 | szu-ma-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šumama, royal messenger |
| 21 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 22 | dingir-kal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ilī-kal, royal messenger, |
| 23 | u4 im-di3-dingir{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | when Imdi-ilum was entrusted, |
| 24 | 1/2(disz) udu sze6-ga2 | 1/2 sheep for the šega offerings, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 2 | a-bil-a-ti ra2-gaba lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Abilati, courier, messenger of the king. |
| 3 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 4 | szu-me-me lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šumeme, royal messenger. |
| 5 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 6 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | to the place of the king was brought, |
| 7 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 1 slaughtered sheep, |
| 8 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 9 | ba?-hu-num2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Baḫunum, royal messenger |
| 10 | u4 hu?-da-kum{ki}-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to Ḫudakkum |
| 11 | 2(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 2 slaughtered sheep, |
| 12 | 4(disz) sila3 tu7 4(disz) ku6 | 4 sila3 soup, 4 fish |
| 13 | {d}lugal?-banda3 | for Lugalbanda; |
| 14 | u4 a kin-kin-de3 im-gen-na-a | when water was poured, |
| 15 | [1(disz) sila3 tu7] 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 16 | [...] lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | ... the messenger of the king |
| 17 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 18 | szu-{d}isz-ha?-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | for Šū-Ishhara the royal messenger, |
| 19 | u4 ki da-da-ni-sze3 im-e-re sza-a | When he goes to his father's place, |
| 20 | szunigin 1(disz) udu sze6-ga2 | total: 1 sheep, šega, |
| 21 | szunigin 4(disz) ma-la-ku udu | total: 4 slaughtered sheep, |
| 22 | szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | total: 22 sila3 soup |
| 23 | szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) ku6 | total: 22 fish; |
| 24 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 25 | iti szu-gar-gal | month: “Šugargal, |
| 26 | mu us2-sa en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year following: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(disz)-kam | 2nd day, |
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