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Nisaba 15, 0653 (P387885)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0653 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387885 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387885 |
| 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(disz) udu sze6-ga2 | 1 sheep, šega, |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 tu7 | 5 sila3 soup |
| 3 | {d}szul-gi-ma-ti ra2-gaba lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šulgi-mati the courier the messenger of the king |
| 4 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu 3(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 malakku sheep, 3 sila3 soup, |
| 5 | puzur4-{d}suen dumu sukkal-mah | Puzur-Suen, son of Sukkalmaḫ |
| 6 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| 7 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Baba, royal messenger |
| 8 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| 9 | bi2-ga lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | ..., royal messenger. |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| 11 | szar-ru-um-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šarrum-bani, royal messenger, |
| 12 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| 13 | li-bur-ni-asz2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Liburniaš, the royal messenger, |
| 14 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 15 | lu2-{d}nanna lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-Nanna, royal messenger |
| 16 | u4 erin2 sze gur10-gur10 zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the work-troops piled up barley to be spread out, |
| 17 | 5(disz) sila3 tu7 | 5 sila3 soup |
| 18 | ur-{d}szu-{d}suen egir sukkal-mah | Ur-Šū-Sîn, after the chief minister; |
| 19 | u4 nig2-gur11 en-um-i3-li2-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the property of Ennum-ilī came, |
| 20 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| 21 | szu-ku-bu-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šukubum, royal messenger |
| 22 | u4 erin2 sze ra-ra zi-zi-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the labor-troops went to raise the barley, |
| 23 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu#-esz18-dar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Ishtar, royal messenger |
| 2 | u4 ki-masz{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a sza3 iri{ki} | when to Kimaš he went, the heart of the city |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| 4 | szar-ru-um-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šarrum-ilī, royal messenger. |
| 5 | u4 ki-masz{ki}-ta | when Kimaš |
| 6 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | having gone to the royal place, |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| 8 | ur-dub-la2?-mah-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-dublamaḫ, royal messenger |
| 9 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| 10 | szu-ku-bu-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šukubum, royal messenger |
| 11 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 12 | ur-tum-ma-al lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Urtummal, messenger of the king. |
| 13 | u4 ki lugal-ma2-gur8-re-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when they brought it to Lugal-magure, |
| 14 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu 3(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 malakku sheep, 3 sila3 soup, |
| 15 | ku3-{d}nanna sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ku-Nanna the minister messenger of the king |
| 16 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 puzur4-e2-a masz2-szu-gid2-gid2 | 1 sila3 soup for Puzur-Ea, the diviner, |
| 17 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 ba-ba-a sagi | 1 sila3 soup for Baba’a the cupbearer, |
| 18 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 {d}szul-gi-szu-bi-ra-szu sagi | 1 sila3 soup for Šulgi-šubbi-rāzu the cupbearer, |
| 19 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 lu-u3-lu i3-du8 | 1 sila3 soup, lulu, doorkeeper |
| 20 | u4 siskur2 lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the sacrificial sheep were brought to the king, |
| 21 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 | 2 sila3 soup |
| 22 | ur-{d}da-mu lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Damu, the royal messenger |
| 23 | u4 ki ensi2-<ka>-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the place of the governor, |
| 24 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 25 | lu2-sza-lim lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-šalim, the royal messenger, |
| 26 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 27 | ARAD2-{d}nanna lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Warad-Nanna messenger of the king |
| 28 | u4 erin2 sahar zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the work-troops piled up dust, |
| 29 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 lu2-giri17-zal szusz3 | 1 sila3 soup for Lu-girizal, cattle manager; |
| 30 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 i3-li2-an-dul3 giri17-dab5 | 1 sila3 soup for Ilī-andul, the giridab priest |
| 31 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the kungu-carrying grain was brought to her |
| 32 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 33 | iti diri sze-sag11-ku5 | extra month: “Harvest, |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king,’ the 24th day |
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