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Nisaba 15, 1018 (P454173)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 1018 |
|---|---|
| ID | P454173 |
| Museum no. | Adra 219 |
| Collection | Adra, Jawad, Heri, Lebanon |
| 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) ma-la-ku udu | 3 slaughtered sheep, |
| 2 | 4(disz) sila3 tu7 4(disz) ku6 | 4 sila3 soup, 4 fish |
| 3 | ur-tur-tur nu-banda3 | Ur-turtur, the overseer |
| 4 | u4 en-nu-<ga2> sze buru14-sze3 im-gen-na-a | When my watch came to the barley of the harvest, |
| 5 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 1 slaughtered sheep, |
| 6 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 7 | szu-{d}nin-isin2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Ninisin the royal messenger |
| 8 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 1 slaughtered sheep, |
| 9 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 10 | a-hu-ba-qar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ahu-baqar, messenger of the king. |
| 11 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 1 slaughtered sheep, |
| 12 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 13 | ur-sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-sukkal, messenger of the king |
| 14 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 1 slaughtered sheep, |
| 15 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 16 | lugal#-ezem lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lugalezem, messenger of the king |
| 17 | [u4 a]-sza3 nigin-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the field was irrigated |
| 18 | [1(disz)] sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [szu]-esz18-dar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Shu-Ištar, royal messenger |
| 2 | [u4] sze-duru5-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the barley rations |
| 3 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 4 | nu-ur2-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nur-ilī, royal messenger. |
| 5 | u4 di3-ni-ik-tum{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Niktum, |
| 6 | 3(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 3 slaughtered sheep, |
| 7 | 4(disz) sila3 tu7 4(disz) ku6 | 4 sila3 soup, 4 fish |
| 8 | puzur4-esz18-dar sagi | Puzur-Ištar, cupbearer |
| 9 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 1 slaughtered sheep, |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 11 | {d}suen-illat-su2 sagi | Sîn-illatsu, cupbearer |
| 12 | u4 siskur2 lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the sacrificial sheep were brought to the king, |
| 13 | szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu | total: 11 slaughtered sheep, |
| 14 | [szunigin 2(u) 8(disz)] sila3# tu7 | total: 28 sila3 soup |
| 15 | [szunigin 1(u) 8(disz)] ku6 | total: 18 fish |
| 16 | [zi-ga] | booked out |
| 17 | [iti ...] | Month ..., |
| 18 | [mu ...] | year ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 8(disz)-kam | 8th day, |
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