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Nisaba 15, 0775 (P454045)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0775 |
|---|---|
| ID | P454045 |
| Museum no. | RBC-TAM 090103 |
| 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 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 2 | ha-ba-tum lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Habatum, royal messenger |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 4 | ge6-{d}szul-gi lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ge-Šulgi, royal messenger |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 6 | {d}iszkur-illat lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Iškur-illat the messenger of the king |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 8 | dingir-kal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ilī-kal, royal messenger, |
| 9 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 10 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | to the place of the king was brought, |
| 11 | 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) ninda | 3 ban2, beer, 3 ban2 bread, |
| 12 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 dub-sar lugal | Ur-Baba, royal scribe |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 14 | lugal-pa-e3 dub-sar lugal | Lugal-pae, royal scribe. |
| 15 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 16 | ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 dub-sar lugal | Ur-Enlila, royal scribe |
| 17 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 18 | lu2-szu-ga-lam-ma dub-sar lugal | Lu-šugalama, royal scribe. |
| 19 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 20 | lu2-dingir-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-dingira, the royal messenger, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 sze GAN2-gu4-gesz e3-e3-e-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the barley of the oxen-field goes out, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 3 | lugal-nig2-sag-e lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lugal-nigsaĝe, royal messenger, |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 5 | nu-ur2-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nur-ilī, royal messenger. |
| 6 | u4 sze-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when he brings the barley, |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 8 | puzur4-er3-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Puzur-Erra, messenger of the king. |
| 9 | u4 kusz udu-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to bring sheep skins, |
| 10 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 11 | szu-esz18-dar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Ishtar, royal messenger. |
| 12 | u4 udu-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the sheep, |
| 13 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 14 | pu-lu-lu szusz3 | |
| 15 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um im-gen-na-a | when the ninda came, |
| 16 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda szu-{d}iszkur szu-i | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread for Šu-Addu, the ši’i; |
| 17 | u4 {gesz}ma-nu-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the manu tree |
| 18 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 19 | iti ezem-a-bi | month: “Festival-of-abi, |
| 20 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna in Uruk by extispicy was chosen. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam | 26th day, |
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