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Nisaba 15, 0585 (P453938)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0585 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453938 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 453938 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 2 | du10-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Du-ilī, the royal messenger, |
| 3 | u4 nig2-gu3-de2 mar-sa ma2 lugal-ka-sze3 im-gen-na-a | When he went to the dock of the king's barge for the food offerings, |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 5 | a-na-ti lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Anati, the royal messenger, |
| 6 | u4 sig4 al-ur5-ra-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the place where bricks were torn out, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 8 | szesz-kal-la aga3-us2 lugal tu-ra | Šeškalla, soldier of the king of Tūra. |
| 9 | u4 en-nu-ga2 sze buru14-ka-sze3 im-gen-na-a lu2 sa-gaz-ke4 in-sag3-ga | At the time of my watch, when the barley of the harvest came, the sag-demon struck. |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 11 | lugal-amar-ku3 lu2 ur3-ra | Lugal-amar-ku, the man of Urra |
| 12 | u4 mun-gazi-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the mungazi-festival, |
| 14 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 15 | iti ezem-{d?}li9-si4 | month: “Festival-of-Lisi,’ |
| 16 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna in Uruk by extispicy was chosen. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam | 23rd day, |
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