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Nisaba 15, 0315 (P453764)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0315 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453764 |
| Museum no. | RBC-TAM 090109 |
| 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 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 2 | he2-du-tum ra2-gaba lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Hedutum, courier, messenger of the king |
| 3 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 4 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | having gone to the royal place, |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 6 | be-li2-a-ma-ar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Belī-amar, the royal messenger, |
| 7 | u4 gu2 i7 t,a-bi2-ma-ma-sze3 im-gen-na-a | When he came to the bank of the good canal, |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 9 | a-ha-ni-szu lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Aḫanīšu, royal messenger |
| 10 | u4 ki ensi2-<ka>-sze3 im#-gen#-[na-a] | when he went to the place of the governor |
| 11 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 12 | lu2-{d}nanna lu2 lunga3 | Lu-Nanna, brewer |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 kasz-nag lugal-sze3 sa gi4-gi4-de3 im-gen-na-a | When he went to bring beer to the king, |
| 2 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 3 | a-ku-a szusz3 | Akua, cattle manager, |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 5 | a-bil-lum-ma szusz3 | Abillumma, cattle manager |
| 6 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 7 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 szusz3 | Ur-Baba, cattle manager; |
| 8 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 9 | lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ka szusz3 | Lu-Ningirsu, cattle manager; |
| 10 | u4 ansze lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the donkey lands to the king |
| 11 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 12 | szu-{d}iszkur szu-i | Šū-Addu, the barber, |
| 13 | u4 du10-us2-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to spend the day there, |
| 14 | zi-ga iti ezem-a-dara4 | booked out, month: “Festival-of-Adara,’ |
| 15 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3 | year following: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall Muriq-tidnim erected. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 6(disz)-kam | the 6th day |
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