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Nisaba 15, 0650 (P453983)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0650 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453983 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 453983 |
| 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 | 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 | an-dul3 dub-sar | Andul, the scribe |
| 6 | u4 nig2-gu3-[de2] bala-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the niggû-offerings to the bala went |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 8 | puzur4-esz18-dar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Puzur-Ištar, royal messenger. |
| 9 | u4 siki-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went on the wool path, |
| 10 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 11 | {d}nansze-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nanšebani the royal messenger |
| 12 | u4 lu2 sa-gaz dab5-ba-de3 im-gen-na-a | When a man was seized, he came. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 2 | ku3-{d}nin-gal sagi | Ku-Ningal, cupbearer |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 4 | a-za-ba-ni sagi | Azabani, cupbearer |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 8 | kal-la-mu lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Kalamu, the messenger of the king. |
| 9 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda szu-{d}iszkur szusz3 | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread for Šu-Addu, cattle manager; |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda {d}suen-an-dul3 szusz3 | 2 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread for Sîn-andul, cattle manager; |
| 11 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the kungu-carrying grain was brought to her |
| 12 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 13 | iti diri sze-sag11-ku5 | extra month: “Harvest, |
| 14 | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king.{d} |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 6(disz)-kam | the 6th day |
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