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Nisaba 15, 0698 (P454011)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0698 |
|---|---|
| ID | P454011 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 454011 |
| 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 | 1(disz) udu sze6-ga2 5(disz) sila3# [tu7] | 1 sheep, roasted, 5 sila3 soup |
| 2 | {d}szul-gi-ma-ti ra2-gaba# lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šulgi-mati the courier the messenger of the king |
| 3 | 2(disz) ma-la-ku udu 4(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 slaughtered sheep, 4 sila3 soup, |
| 4 | puzur4-{d}suen dumu sukkal-mah | Puzur-Suen, son of Sukkalmaḫ |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 aga3-us2-me | 2 sila3 soup for the soldiers |
| 6 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| 7 | puzur4-ma-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Puzur-Mama, royal messenger. |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 9 | a-li2-ni-su lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ali-nisu, messenger of the king |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| 11 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Baba, royal messenger |
| 12 | u4 sze zar3 tab-ba zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the barley is piled up in piles, it rises, |
| 13 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| 14 | ur-{gesz}gigir lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-gigir, royal messenger |
| 15 | [u4 i3-nun]-sze3# im-gen-na-a | when he went to the ghee |
| 16 | [n] sila3 tu7 | n sila soup |
| 17 | [dingir?]-kal lu2 kin-[gi4-a] lugal | Ili-kal, messenger of the king |
| 18 | [u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3] ba-gen#-na-a | when he went to Dūr |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 2 | kal-la lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | kalla, messenger of the king |
| 3 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 4 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | having gone to the royal place, |
| 5 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 6 | a-hu-du10 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ahu-ṭāb, the royal messenger, |
| 7 | u4 lu2 sa-gaz dab5-ba-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When a man is seized and seized, |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 9 | {d}szul-gi-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šulgi-bani the royal messenger |
| 10 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 11 | a-ta-na-ah-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Atanah-ilī, messenger of the king. |
| 12 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 13 | i-pi2-iq-{d}suen lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ipiq-Sîn, royal messenger |
| 14 | u4 ki ensi2-ka-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when she enters the place of the governor, |
| 15 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 lugal-amar-ku3 lu2 ur3-ra | 1 sila3 soup for Lugal-amar-ku, the man of Urra, |
| 16 | [u4 mun]-gazi-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to mungazi |
| 17 | [1(disz) sila3 tu7] ta2#-ki-dingir szu-i | 1 sila3 soup made with takī-dingir-flour |
| 18 | [u4 {gesz}ma]-nu#-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the manu boat |
| 19 | [zi-ga] | booked out |
| 20 | iti# szu-gar-ra | month: “Šugara, |
| 21 | [mu] en# unu{ki}-ga masz-e in-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Uruk was chosen by extispicy. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u)-kam | 10th day. |
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