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Nisaba 15, 0256 (P453735)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0256 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453735 |
| Museum no. | Adra 218 |
| 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 | 1(disz) [udu] sze6#-ga2 | 1 sheep, šega |
| 2 | [5(disz) sila3 tu7 5(disz)] ku6 | 5 sila3 soup, 5 fish |
| 3 | ur-{d}[suen] szagina# | Ur-Suen, general |
| 4 | 1(disz) udu sze6#-ga2 | 1 sheep, šega |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 tu7 5(disz) ku6 | 5 sila3 soup, 5 fish |
| 6 | ku-u3 szagina | Kû, general |
| 7 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 1 slaughtered sheep, |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 tu7 3(disz) ku6 | 3 sila3 soup, 3 fish |
| 9 | i-pa2-li2-is dub-sar | Ipalis, the scribe. |
| 10 | u4 sze-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when he brings the barley, |
| 11 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 12 | asz2-ku-da-[nu]-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Aškudanum, messenger of the king |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 2 | be-li2-kal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Belī-kal, the royal messenger, |
| 3 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when to Dūr he went |
| 4 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 5 | iti nig2-e-ga | month: “Neĝa |
| 6 | mu a-si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Asimanum was destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 9(disz)-kam | 9th day, |
Sources & licences
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