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Nisaba 15, 0222 (P387848)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0222 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387848 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387848 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Irisagrig |
| Coordinates | 32.1529, 45.3689 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 2 | ma-szum sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Mašum, the messenger of the king. |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 4 | ma2-za-ti sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Mazati, minister, messenger of the king. |
| 5 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 6 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | to the place of the king was brought, |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 8 | lugal-me-e2-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lugalmea, messenger of the king |
| 9 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 10 | szu-u2-u2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | that is the messenger of the king. |
| 11 | u4 erin2 sahar zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the work-troops piled up dust, |
| 12 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 13 | i-di3-er3-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Iddin-Erra, messenger of the king |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [n sila3 tu7 n ku6] | n sila soup, n fish |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | x x x [...] | |
| 4 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7# 1(disz) ku6# | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 5 | i3-li2#-ki-ib-ri2 szusz3 lu2# kin-gi4-a lugal | Ili-kibri, cattle manager of the king |
| 6 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki#}-sze3# ba#-e-re-sza-a | when it was brought to Dūr |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 8 | szar-ru-um-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šarrum-bani, royal messenger, |
| 9 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 10 | {d}iszkur#-ba-ni lu2 kin gi4-a lugal | Iškur-bani, messenger of the king |
| 11 | 1(disz) sila3# tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 12 | dingir-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ilum-bani, the royal messenger, |
| 13 | u4 erin2# sze# gur10-gur10-de3 zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the labor-troops are to gather the barley, to rise, they are to be brought in. |
| 14 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 15 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 16 | mu ma2-dara3-abzu {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year: “Ma-dara-abzu of Enki was caulked. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 n-kam | the nth day |
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