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Nisaba 15, 1159 (P454265)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 1159 |
|---|---|
| ID | P454265 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 454265 |
| 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(barig) sila3 kasz 1(barig) sila3 ninda | 1 barig sila₃ beer, [1 barig ninda] |
| 2 | {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 dumu sukkal-mah | Nanna-manšum, son of the vizier |
| 3 | u4 maszkim a-sza3 da-a-a szesz lugal-ma-gur8-sze3 im-gen-na-a | When the overseer of the field Aya, brother of Lugal-magur, came, |
| 4 | 1(ban2) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) sila3 ninda | 1 ban2 sila3 beer, 1 ban2, sila3, bread, |
| 5 | la-qi3-pu-um sagi lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Laqīpum, cupbearer, royal messenger. |
| 6 | u4 siskur2 lugal-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to the king for the offering, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 8 | ar-szi2?-ah lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Arši-aḫ, royal messenger |
| 9 | u4 erin2 sahar a-sza3 e2-gal-ka i7-da? isz-du-szu-sze3 im-gen-na-a | When the work-troops, dust from the field of the palace, went to the river ... |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 11 | gu-ga-nu-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Guganum, royal messenger |
| 12 | u4 gu4 udu masz2-da-re-a |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta e2-gal-sze3 mu-la-ha-a | when oxen and sheep for the mašdarea offerings from Dūr to the palace were brought, |
| 13 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 14 | lu2-{d}nanna lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-Nanna, royal messenger |
| 15 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 16 | i-da-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Idâ, royal messenger. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 2 | i-di3-er3-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Iddin-Erra, messenger of the king |
| 3 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | when to Dūr-šadû |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 5 | szu-{d}en-lil2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Enlil the royal messenger |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 7 | ur-{d}szul-gi-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Šulgi the messenger of the king |
| 8 | u4 maszkim lu2 di-da-ka-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | “At the time of the enšēma guardian of the people who were to go, |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 10 | i-ku-mi-szar sipa ur-gi7-ra | Ikumišar, the shepherd of the dogs, |
| 11 | u4 ur-gi7-ra-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the dog, |
| 12 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 13 | pu-lu-lu szusz3 | |
| 14 | 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 kir11-si-ak | month: “Kirsiak,’ |
| 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 6(disz)-kam | the 6th day |
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