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Nisaba 15, 0243 (P453725)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0243 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453725 |
| Museum no. | Adra 162 |
| 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-num2 sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Bidānum, the messenger of the king. |
| 5 | u4 sze sila-a gal2-la e3-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the barley is in the street, it is brought out to her. |
| 6 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 7 | nu-ur2-esz18-dar sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nūr-Ištar, vizier, messenger of the king. |
| 8 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | having gone to the royal place, |
| 2 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 3 | szu-{d}nin-szubur lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Ninszubur, royal messenger |
| 4 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 5 | a-kal-la lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Akalla, the royal messenger, |
| 6 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | when to Dūr-šadû |
| 7 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 8 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 9 | mu a-si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Asimanum was destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 17 | u4 6(disz)-kam | the 6th day |
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