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Nisaba 15, 0584 (P453937)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0584 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453937 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 453937 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Irisagrig |
| Coordinates | 32.1529, 45.3689 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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(barig) kasz 1(barig) ninda | 60 litres of beer at 1 barig per (gur) of bread |
| 2 | 1(disz) sila3 nig2-i3-de2-a | 1 sila3 of Nig-idea, |
| 3 | 4(ban2) sze sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2 | 4 ban2 barley, fodder of k-equids, |
| 4 | 1(ban2) ninda aga3-us2-me | 1 ban2 of bread for the soldiers; |
| 5 | {d}utu-du10 ra2-gaba lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šamaš-ṭāb the courier the messenger of the king |
| 6 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 ban₂ 5 sila3 beer, 1ban<5 sila> bread, |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 nig2-i3-de2-a | 1 sila3 of Nig-idea, |
| 8 | szu-{d}szul-gi dumu sukkal-mah | Šū-Šulgi, son of the vizier |
| 9 | u4 erin2 sze gesz ra-ra zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the work-troops gathered the barley from the threshing floor, |
| 10 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 ban₂ 5 sila3 beer, 1ban<5 sila> bread, |
| 11 | ha-szi-pa2-tal ra2#-gaba# lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Haši-patal, courier, royal messenger |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 a-mat-{d}nanna-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when Amat-Nanna came, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 3 | lu2-iri-mu lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-irimu, the royal messenger, |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 5 | ma-szum szu-i | Ašum (is) his name |
| 6 | u4 {gesz}ma-nu-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when he brought it to the manu tree, |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 8 | {d}nanna-szesz lu2 ur3-ra | Nanna-aḫē, the man of Ur |
| 9 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 10 | iti ezem-{d}li9-si4 | month: “Festival-of-Lisi,’ |
| 11 | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king.{d} |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(disz)-kam | 1st day, |
Sources & licences
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