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Nisaba 15, 0785 (P387888)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0785 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387888 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387888 |
| 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 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 2 | i3-li2-sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ilī-sukkal, the royal messenger, |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 4 | ku-ga-num2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Kuganum, royal messenger |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 6 | nu-ur2-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nur-ilī, royal messenger. |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 8 | dingir-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ilum-bani, the royal messenger, |
| 9 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 10 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | to the place of the king was brought, |
| 11 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 12 | a-bu-du10 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Abu-ṭāb, the royal messenger, |
| 13 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Dūr |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 2 | a-ha-ni-szu lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Aḫanīšu, royal messenger |
| 3 | u4 si-masz-kum{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when Simaškum went, |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 5 | er3-ra-nu-id lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Erra-nūid, royal messenger. |
| 6 | u4 maszkim lu2 di-da-ka-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the enforcer of a lawsuit came, |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 8 | pu-lu-lu szusz3 | |
| 9 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the k-equid went to the ziggurat |
| 10 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 11 | iti gi-sig-ga | month: “Gisigga,’ |
| 12 | 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 7(disz)-kam | 7th day, |
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