Nisaba 15, 0233 (P453720)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0233 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453720 |
| Museum no. | RBC-TAM 090104 |
| Collection | Randy Best Collection, Tandy Archaeological Museum, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary , Fort Worth, Texas, USA |
| 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 | 3(disz) sila3 tu7 3(disz) ku6 | 3 sila3 soup, 3 fish |
| 2 | a-ad-da sagi | Adda, cupbearer |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 4 | al-la szusz3 | Alla, cattle manager |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 6 | lugal-iti-da szusz3 | Lugal-itida, cattle manager; |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 8 | suhusz-ki-in lu2 azlag2 nig2-bara2 | the foundations of the fuller of the nigbara offerings |
| 9 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 10 | ur-mes lu2 azlag2 nig2-bara2 | Ur-mes, the fuller of the offerings, |
| 11 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 12 | be-li2-du10 lu2 azlag2 nig2-bara2 | Beli-ṭāb, the fuller of the offerings, |
| 13 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 14 | lugal-ezem lu2 azlag2 nig2-bara2 | Lugal-ezem, the fuller of the offerings, |
| 15 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 16 | nu-ur2-{d}iszkur lu2 azlag2 nig2-bara2 | Nūr-Adad, the fuller of offerings, |
| 17 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 18 | li-bur-be-li2 lu2 azlag2 nig2-bara2 | Libur-bēlī, the fuller of the offerings, |
| 19 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 20 | ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 lu2 azlag2 nig2-bara2 | Ur-Enlila, the fuller of offerings |
| 21 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 22 | lu2-bala-sa6-ga lu2 azlag2 nig2-bara2 | Lu-bala-saga, the fuller of offerings, |
| 23 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-{d}iszkur e2-sukkal | Šū-Addu, the Esukkal |
| 2 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 3 | sza-ka3-na-kum e2-sukkal | the ša-kanakum of the Esukkal |
| 4 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 5 | lu2-sza-lim sagi | Lu-šalim, cupbearer |
| 6 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 7 | a-bil-la-ti sagi | Abilati, cupbearer |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 9 | ur-{d}lamma szu-i | Ur-Lamma |
| 10 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 11 | [...] szu-i | ... ... |
| 12 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 13 | e2-a-ba-ni szu-i | Ea-bāni |
| 14 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 15 | [e2-a-ma]-lik kuruszda | Ea-malik, fattener |
| 16 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 17 | [...] ra2-gaba | ... the courier |
| 18 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 19 | [lugal?]-ha-ma-ti ra2-gaba | Lugal-hamati, the courier |
| 20 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 21 | [...] lu2 gu-za-<la2> | ... the throne bearer |
| 22 | u4 ansze lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the donkey lands to the king |
| 23 | zi-ga iti {gesz}apin | booked out of the month “Plow,’ |
| 24 | mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-abzu {d}en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8 | year following: “The barge Mara-abzu of Enki was caulked. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam | 22nd day, |
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