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Nisaba 15, 0242 (P453724)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0242 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453724 |
| Museum no. | Adra 152 |
| Collection | Adra, Jawad, Heri, Lebanon |
| 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 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 2 | ku-ku-a sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Kukua, vizier, messenger of the king. |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 4 | bi-da-nu-um sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Bidanum, the messenger of the king. |
| 5 | u4 sze sila-a gal2-la {d}nansze e3-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When there was barley in the street, Nanše brought it out to her. |
| 6 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 7 | i-di3-dingir sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Iddin-ilum, vizier, messenger of the king. |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 9 | kal-la lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | kalla, messenger of the king |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 2 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | to the place of the king was brought, |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 4 | mar-tu-sa6-ga sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Martusaga, the messenger of the king. |
| 5 | u4 sze-gesz-i3 nig2-ba lugal-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when sesame, a royal gift, came, |
| 6 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 7 | ur-{d}szul-gi lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Šulgi, royal messenger |
| 8 | u4 maszkim lu2 di-da-ka-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the enforcer of a lawsuit came, |
| 9 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 10 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 11 | mu a-si-ma-num2{ki} mu-hul | year: “Asimanum was destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 4(disz)-kam | 4th day. |
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