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Nisaba 15, 0655 (P453986)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0655 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453986 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 453986 |
| 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 | 5(ban2) kasz 5(ban2) ninda | 5 ban2 beer, 5 ban2, bread |
| 4 | puzur4-{d}suen dumu sukkal-mah | Puzur-Suen, son of Sukkalmaḫ |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 6 | aga3-us2-me | our soldiers |
| 7 | n sila3 kasz n sila3 ninda | [n sila] beer, [n] sila bread, |
| 8 | puzur4-ma-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Puzur-Mama, royal messenger. |
| 9 | n sila3 kasz n sila3 ninda | [n sila] beer, [n] sila bread, |
| 10 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Baba, royal messenger |
| 11 | n sila3 kasz n sila3 ninda | [n sila] beer, [n] sila bread, |
| 12 | bi2-ga lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | ..., royal messenger. |
| 13 | n sila3 kasz n sila3 ninda | [n sila] beer, [n] sila bread, |
| 14 | li-bur-ni-szu lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Libūr-nišu, royal messenger. |
| 15 | n sila3 kasz n sila3 ninda | [n sila] beer, [n] sila bread, |
| 16 | szar-ru-um-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šarrum-bani, royal messenger, |
| 17 | n sila3 kasz n sila3 ninda | [n sila] beer, [n] sila bread, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-li2-ni-su lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ali-nisu, messenger of the king |
| 2 | u4 erin2 sze gur10-gur10 zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the work-troops piled up barley to be spread out, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 4 | szu-ku-bu-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šukubum, royal messenger |
| 5 | u4 erin2 udu ur4 zi-zi-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the labor-troops went to raise the sheep, |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 7 | ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Enlila the royal messenger |
| 8 | u4 ki-masz{ki}-ta | when Kimaš |
| 9 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | having gone to the royal place, |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 11 | i3-li2-bi-la-ni a-zu lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ilī-bilani, physician, royal messenger, |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 13 | {d}suen-al-su lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Sîn-alsu the messenger of the king |
| 14 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | when to Dūr-šadû |
| 15 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 16 | lu2-sa6-ga lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-saga, the royal messenger, |
| 17 | u4 a zi-ga-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the rising water, |
| 18 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda lu2-giri17-zal szusz3 | 2 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread for Lu-girizal, cattle manager; |
| 19 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda i3-li2-an-dul3 giri17-dab5 | 2 liters of beer, 2 litres of bread for Ilī-andul of Giridab, |
| 20 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the kungu-carrying grain was brought to her |
| 21 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 22 | iti diri sze-sag11-ku5 | extra month: “Harvest, |
| 23 | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king.{d} |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam | 28th day; |
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