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Nisaba 15, 0638 (P453976)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0638 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453976 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 453976 |
| 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 | szu-ku-bu-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šukubum, royal messenger |
| 3 | u4 erin2 udu ur4 zi-zi-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the labor-troops went to raise the sheep, |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 5 | ma-szum lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ašum, the royal messenger, |
| 6 | u4 zu2-lum-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to Zulum, |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila₃ beer, 3 sila” bread, |
| 8 | i3-li2-a-num2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ilī-anum, the royal messenger, |
| 9 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 10 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | having gone to the royal place, |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | en-um-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Enum-ilī, the royal messenger, |
| 2 | u4 udu-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the sheep, |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila₃ beer, 3 sila” bread, |
| 4 | nam-ha-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Namhani, the royal messenger, |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila₃ beer, 3 sila” bread, |
| 6 | lu2-gu-la lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-gula, the messenger of the king |
| 7 | u4 sahar zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When dust is piled up, |
| 8 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 9 | szu-{d}iszkur szu-i | Šū-Addu, the barber, |
| 10 | u4 {gesz}ma-nu-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the manu tree |
| 11 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 12 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 13 | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal# | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king.{d} |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam | 15th day, |
Sources & licences
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