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Nisaba 15, 0558 (P453919)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0558 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453919 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 453919 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| 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) ma-la-ku udu | 3 slaughtered sheep, |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 tu7 | 5 sila3 soup |
| 3 | szu-al-la nu-banda3 egir? a-bil-la-sza szagina | Šulla, the overseer after Abilaša, the general |
| 4 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 5 | lu2-{d}suen lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-Suen, messenger of the king |
| 6 | 1/2(disz) udu sze6-ga2 | 1/2 sheep for the šega offerings, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 tu7 | 5 sila3 soup |
| 8 | szu-{d}szul-gi dumu sukkal-mah | Šū-Šulgi, son of the vizier |
| 9 | u4 erin2 sze gur10-gur10-de3 zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the labor-troops are to gather the barley, to rise up, |
| 10 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 11 | a-hu-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ahuni, the royal messenger, |
| 12 | u4 ha-ar-szi{ki}-ta | from Ḫarši |
| 13 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | having gone to the royal place, |
| 14 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 15 | id-[ni]-id lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | he gave to the messenger of the king |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Dūr |
| 2 | 1/2(disz) udu sze6-ga2 | 1/2 sheep for the šega offerings, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 tu7 | 5 sila3 soup |
| 4 | en-szi-ni-ib2-zu ra2-gaba | Enšinibzu, the courier |
| 5 | u4 ensi2-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the ruler |
| 6 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 7 | he2-in-ti lu2 tir | may a man of the forest die! |
| 8 | u4 sze-duru5-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the barley rations, |
| 9 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 10 | szu-esz18-dar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Ishtar, royal messenger. |
| 11 | u4 amar uz-tur-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the calf went to the stall, |
| 12 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 13 | ur-{d}szul-gi-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Šulgi the messenger of the king |
| 14 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 15 | lugal!-u2-szim-e lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lugal-ušim, messenger of the king |
| 16 | u4 i3-gesz a-hu-ni-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to his father's oil-presser, |
| 17 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 18 | {d}nanna-szesz lu2 ur3-ra | Nanna-aḫē, the man of Ur |
| 19 | zi-ga iti szu-gar-ra | booked out, month: “Šugara,’ |
| 20 | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king.{d} |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam | 11th day, |
Sources & licences
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