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Nisaba 15, 0563 (P387857)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0563 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387857 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387857 |
| 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 | 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda | 2 ban2, beer, 2 ban2 bread, |
| 2 | 1(disz) sila3 nig2-i3-de2-a | 1 sila3 of Nig-idea, |
| 3 | szu-{d}szul-gi dumu sukkal-mah | Šū-Šulgi, son of the vizier |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 5 | sza3 iri{ki} | in the city |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 nig2-i3-de2-a | 5 sila3 of nig2-idea flour, |
| 7 | a-bu-du10 lu2 kin-gi4#-a lugal | Abu-ṭāb, royal messenger |
| 8 | u4 erin2 sze gur10-gur10 zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the work-troops piled up barley to be spread out, |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 10 | pu-su2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Pusu, royal messenger. |
| 11 | u4 iszib he2-il-tum-ta ki lugal-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went from the Išib of Ḫiltum to the king, |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 13 | szu-esz18-dar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Ishtar, royal messenger. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 2 | ki lugal-sze3 im#-[gen]-na-a | went to the place of the king |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 4 | lugal-u2-szim-e lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lugal-ušim, messenger of the king, |
| 5 | u4 i3-gesz a-hu-ni-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to his father's oil-presser, |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 7 | szar-ru-um-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šarrum-ilī, royal messenger. |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 9 | a-hu-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ahuni, the royal messenger, |
| 10 | u4 en-nu sze buru14-ka-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the watch for the barley of the harvest has arrived, |
| 11 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 12 | i-ku-me-szar sipa ur-gi7-ra | Ikumešar, the shepherd of the dogs, |
| 13 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 14 | {d}nanna-szesz lu2 ur3-ra | Nanna-aḫē, the man of Ur |
| 15 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 16 | he2-in-ti lu2 tir | may a man of the forest die! |
| 17 | u4 sze-duru5-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the barley rations, |
| 18 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 19 | iti szu-gar-gal | month: “Šugargal, |
| 20 | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king.{d} |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 n-kam | the nth day |
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