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Nisaba 15, 0593 (P453945)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0593 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453945 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 453945 |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 2 | ma-za-ti sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Mazati, vizier, messenger of the king. |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 4 | du-u2-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | U’a, the royal messenger, |
| 5 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 6 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | to the place of the king was brought, |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 8 | su-su-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Susua, royal messenger. |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 10 | u2-tul2-ma-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Utulama, the royal messenger. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 sze en-nu-ga2 buru14-ka-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the barley of my watch reaches the harvest time, |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 3 | ma-szum ra2-gaba lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Mašum, courier, royal messenger. |
| 4 | u4 sze sila gal2-la {d}nansze e3-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the barley was in the street, Nanše came out to go out. |
| 5 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 6 | iti ezem-a-bi | month: “Festival-of-abi, |
| 7 | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king.{d} |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 n-kam | the nth day |
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