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Nisaba 15, 0850 (P454080)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0850 |
|---|---|
| ID | P454080 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 454080 |
| 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 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 malakku sheep, 2 sila3 soup, |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 kaskal-sze3 | 2 sila3 soup for the road |
| 5 | la-qi3-pu-um sagi? lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Laqipum, cupbearer, messenger of the king |
| 6 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| 7 | puzur4-ma-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Puzur-Mama, royal messenger. |
| 8 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| 9 | li-bur-ni-asz2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Liburniaš, the royal messenger, |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| 11 | bi2-ga lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | ..., royal messenger. |
| 12 | u4 sze gesz ra-ra zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the barley is to be harvested, it will be brought to her faithfully. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 malakku sheep, 2 sila3 soup, |
| 2 | i-di3-dingir lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Iddin-ilum, messenger of the king |
| 3 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 malakku sheep, 2 sila3 soup, |
| 4 | ur-{d}szara2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Šara, royal messenger |
| 5 | u4 ki ensi2-ka-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when she enters the place of the governor, |
| 6 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 7 | sza-lim-a-hu-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šalim-aḫum, royal messenger. |
| 8 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Dūr |
| 9 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 10 | ur-{gesz}gigir lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-gigir, royal messenger |
| 11 | u4 i3-nun-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to the ghee, |
| 12 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 13 | i3-li2-{d}suen lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ilī-Sîn, royal messenger |
| 14 | u4 i3-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came, |
| 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 the mungazi-festival, |
| 17 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 ta2-ki-dingir szu-i | 1 sila3 soup made with the tabī-dingir plant, |
| 18 | u4 {gesz}ma-nu-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the manu tree |
| 19 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 20 | iti nig2-e-[ga] | month: “nigega,’ |
| 21 | 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(disz)-kam | 2nd day, |
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