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Nisaba 15, 0792 (P454053)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0792 |
|---|---|
| ID | P454053 |
| Museum no. | RBC-TAM 090118 |
| 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 | 1(u) 5(disz) sila3 tu7# | 15 sila3 soup |
| 2 | esz3-esz3 ki lugal-sze3 | to the shrines of the royal place |
| 3 | 1(u) 2(disz) udu sze6-ga2 | 12 sheep for the šega offerings, |
| 4 | 1(u) 3(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 13 slaughtered sheep, |
| 5 | 6(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 61 sila3 soup |
| 6 | 5(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) ku6-a | 313 fish, |
| 7 | 5(disz) dug-gal 2(ban2)-ta | 5 large vessels at 2 ban2 each, |
| 8 | 4(disz) dug za3-sze3-la2 5(disz) sila3-ta | 4 jugs of lapis lazuli, 5 sila3 each |
| 9 | lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal u3 zi-ga didli | the messenger of the king and the numerous witnesses, |
| 10 | 3(u) 4(disz) ad3 udu | 34 carcasses of sheep, |
| 11 | 5(disz) ad3 uz-tur | 5 ad3: uztur, |
| 12 | 2(u) 3(disz) ad3 ir7{muszen} | 23 carcasses of ir7 birds |
| 13 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) ad3 tu-gur4{muszen} | 61 carcasses of turtledoves, |
| 14 | 2(gesz'u) 3(u) muszen-tur-tur | 190 small birds |
| 15 | 4(gesz'u) sila3 tu7 | 40 sila3 soup |
| 16 | geme2 usz-bar ki a-li2-ni-su | female weavers with Ali-nisu |
| 17 | 4(u) 2(disz) ad3 udu | 42 carcasses of sheep, |
| 18 | 1(u) 9(disz) ad3 tu-gur4{muszen} | 19 carcasses of turtledoves, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) muszen-tur-tur | 390 small birds |
| 2 | 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) sila3 tu7 | 216 sila3 soup |
| 3 | 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 2(u) ku6-a | 1080 fish, |
| 4 | geme2 gesz-i3 sur-sur geme2 kikken2 geme2 e2-lunga3 u3 geme2 e2-kuruszda | female oil-pressers, female kikken workers, female brewery workers, and female workers of the Ekurušda, |
| 5 | 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) sila3 tu7 | 900 sila3 soup |
| 6 | SIG7-a {gesz}kiri6-e-ne | greenery of the orchards |
| 7 | 4(disz) ad3 gu4 | 4 carcasses of oxen, |
| 8 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) ad3 udu | 96 carcasses of sheep, |
| 9 | sza3-gal ur-mah | chief lion |
| 10 | 4(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ku6-sze6 gur | 45 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 4 sila3 fish, |
| 11 | u4 ugnimx(|KI.SU.LU.SZE3.KI.NIG2|) | when the army |
| 12 | kaskal-ta im-e-re-sza-a | they will bring her from the road. |
| 13 | szu ba-ab-ti | received. |
| 14 | im-bi 4(u) 7(disz) | its tablets: 47 |
| 15 | zi-ga gar-gar-a uzu | (a kind of fatty tissue) |
| 16 | {d}iszkur-ra-bi2 agrig | Iškur-rabi, steward |
| 17 | iti gi-sig-ga | month: “Gisigga,’ |
| 18 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-[ga] masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna in Uruk by extispicy was chosen. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 n-kam | the nth day |
Sources & licences
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