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Nisaba 15, 0640 (P453977)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0640 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453977 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 453977 |
| 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(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) ninda | 3 ban2, beer, 3 ban2 bread, |
| 2 | {d}szul-gi-ma-ti ra2-gaba lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šulgi-mati the courier the messenger of the king |
| 3 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda | [1 ban2] beer, 1 ban2 bread |
| 4 | puzur4-{d}suen dumu sukkal-mah | Puzur-Suen, son of Sukkalmaḫ |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda sza3 iri{ki} | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread of the inner city |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 ninda kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 of bread for the road |
| 7 | puzur4-ma-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal# | Puzur-Mama, royal messenger |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda sza3 iri{ki} | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread of the inner city |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 ninda kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 of bread for the road |
| 10 | a-hu-ba-qar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ahu-baqar, messenger of the king. |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 bread, |
| 12 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Baba, royal messenger |
| 13 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 14 | bi2-ga lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | ..., royal messenger. |
| 15 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 16 | li-bur-ni-asz2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Liburniaš, the royal messenger, |
| 17 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 18 | szar-ru-um-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal# | Šarrum-bani, the royal messenger |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x-[...] | |
| 2' | x-[...] | |
| 3' | lu2-[giri17-zal szusz3] | Lu-girizal, cattle manager |
| 4' | 2(disz) sila3 [kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda] | 2 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread |
| 5' | [i-li2-an-dul3 giri17-dab5] | Ilī-andul, the nose-rope |
| 6' | u4 {ansze}[kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-e-re]-sza-a | when the mash-tailed donkey was brought to the ziggû-festival |
| 7' | zi-ga | booked out |
| 8' | [iti diri sze]-sag11#-ku5 | extra month: 'Harvest,' |
| 9' | mu {d}[i]-bi2#-{d}suen# lugal | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king.{d} |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam | 23rd day, |
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