Nisaba 15, 0791 (P454052)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0791 |
|---|---|
| ID | P454052 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 454052 |
| 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 | lu2-gi-na szusz3 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-gina, cattle manager of the royal messenger. |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 4 | li-bur-{d}amar-{d}suen lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Libūr-Amar-Sîn the royal messenger |
| 5 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 6 | u2-tul2-ma-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Utulama, the royal messenger. |
| 7 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 8 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | to the place of the king was brought, |
| 9 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 10 | nu-ur2-{d}szu-{d}suen lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nur-Šū-Sîn the royal messenger |
| 11 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 12 | lu2-{d}nanna nu-banda3 | Lu-Nanna, the overseer; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 2 | a-[...] masz2-szu-gid2-gid2 | ... the diviner |
| 3 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 4 | a-hu-ba-qar aga3-us2 lugal | Aḫu-baqar, royal soldier |
| 5 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 6 | ba-ta aga3-us2 lugal tu-ra | from Bāta, the soldier of the king of Tur, |
| 7 | u4 kaskal elam{ki}-ta im-e-re-sza-a | when the journey from Elam had begun, |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 9 | szu-{d}nin-szubur lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Ninszubur, royal messenger |
| 10 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to Dūr |
| 11 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 12 | zu-ba lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Zuba, royal messenger. |
| 13 | u4 i3-nun-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to the ghee, |
| 14 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 pu-lu-lu szusz3 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish, cultic offerings, |
| 15 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the k-equid went to the ziggurat |
| 16 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 17 | iti gi-sig-ga | month: “Gisigga,’ |
| 18 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna of Uruk by goat was chosen. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam | 24th day; |
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