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Nisaba 15, 0720 (P387880)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0720 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387880 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387880 |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 2 | {d}szu-{d}suen-i-szar-ra-ma-asz2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Sîn-išara-maše the messenger of the king |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 4 | puzur4-la-ba lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Puzur-laba, royal messenger. |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 6 | szar-ru-um-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šarrum-bani, royal messenger, |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 8 | {d}asznan-iri-mu lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ašnan-irimu the messenger of the king |
| 9 | u4 ki-masz{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | when to Kimaš was brought, |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 11 | hu-la-al lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Hulal, the messenger of the king |
| 12 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 13 | szu-ga-tum lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šugatum, royal messenger. |
| 14 | u4 kaskal {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when they brought the kungu wagon to the zigûm camp, |
| 15 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 16 | bil-ga lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | bilga, royal messenger |
| 17 | u4 erin2 sze gesz ra-ra zi-zi-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the labor-troops went to harvest the barley, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 2 | i-bi2-{d}isztaran sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ibbi-Ištaran the messenger of the king |
| 3 | u4 maszkim lu2 di-da-ka-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the enforcer of a lawsuit came, |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 5 | lu2-{d}nanna lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-Nanna, royal messenger |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 7 | te-me lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | The instruction of the royal messenger. |
| 8 | u4 ki ensi2-ka-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the place of the governor, |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 10 | {d}szu-{d}suen-la-ma-ha-ar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Sîn-lamahar the messenger of the king |
| 11 | u4 siskur2 lugal-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to the king for the offering, |
| 12 | 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda giri17-dab5 lu2 mar-sa3-ke4-ne | 1 ban2 2 sila3 bread, seized by the merchants; |
| 13 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the kungu-carrying grain was brought to her |
| 14 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda lugal-amar-ku3 lu2 ur3-ra | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters of bread for Lugal-amar-ku, the man of Urra, |
| 15 | u4 mun-gazi-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the mungazi-festival, |
| 16 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 17 | iti {gesz}apin | month: “Plow,’ |
| 18 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e in-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna in Uruk was chosen by extispicy. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(disz)-kam | 2nd day, |
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