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Nisaba 15, 0726 (P454028)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0726 |
|---|---|
| ID | P454028 |
| Museum no. | RBC-TAM 090108 |
| Collection | Randy Best Collection, Tandy Archaeological Museum, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary , Fort Worth, Texas, USA |
| 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 | [2(ban2) kasz] 2(ban2) [ninda] | 2 ban2, beer, 2 ban2 of bread |
| 2 | puzur4#-{d}suen dumu sukkal-mah | Puzur-Suen, son of Sukkalmaḫ |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 4 | szar#-um-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šarum-bani, royal messenger |
| 5 | u4 erin2 sze gesz ra-ra zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the work-troops gathered the barley from the threshing floor, |
| 6 | 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) ninda | 3 ban2, beer, 3 ban2 bread, |
| 7 | lu2-gi-na szusz3 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-gina, cattle manager of the royal messenger. |
| 8 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the k-equid went to the ziggurat |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 10 | hu-la-al lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Hulal, the messenger of the king |
| 11 | u4 kaskal {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went on a business trip with a k-equid |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 13 | ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Ningešzida, royal messenger |
| 14 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda [pu-lu-lu szusz3] | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread of pomegranates |
| 15 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 dab5-ba-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the k-equids were seized, |
| 16 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 17 | ur-{d}nansze lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Nanše, royal messenger |
| 18 | u4 sza3-gal ur-gi7-ra-sze3 im-gen-na-a | When he went to the lion’s heart, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 2 | {d}utu-kal sagi | Šamaš-kal, 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 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 6 | i3-li2-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ilī-bani, the royal messenger, |
| 7 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when to Dūr he went |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 9 | szesz-kal-la aga3-us2 lugal [tu-ra] | Šeškalla, soldier of the king of Ur |
| 10 | u4 lu2 [sa-gaz-ke4 in-sag3-ga] | When a man is struck by a sag weapon |
| 11 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 12 | ni-hi-ba?-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nihibani, the royal messenger, |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 14 | lu2-{d}szul-gi [...] | Lu-Šulgi |
| 15 | u4 ti-[...] | When ... |
| 16 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 17 | [...] | |
| 18 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 19 | ur?-[...] | Ur- |
| 20 | u4 [...] | When ... |
| 21 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 22 | iti {gesz}apin | month: “Plow,’ |
| 23 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e in-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna of Uruk was chosen by omens. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u)-kam | 10th day. |
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