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Nisaba 15, 0728 (P387890)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0728 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387890 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387890 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda] | 2 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread |
| 2 | nu-ur2-{d}utu lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nur-Utu, messenger of the king |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 4 | szu-esz18#-[dar sagi] | Shu-Ishtar, cupbearer |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 6 | {d}[da-gan-dan gu4-gaz] | Dagandan, the slaughterer of oxen |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 8 | [ad-da-kal-la gu4-gaz] | Addakala, the slaughterer of oxen |
| 9 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 10 | s,a-li-a lu2 uzu | ṣalīya (means) man. |
| 11 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 12 | ab-ba-mu lu2 uzu | Abbamu, the man of flesh |
| 13 | u4 [siskur2 lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a] | when for the king's offering he brought it |
| 14 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 15 | a-bu-du10 | Abudu |
| 16 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 17 | {d}[...] | For the god |
| 18 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 19 | ur#-{d}[...] | Ur- |
| 20 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 21 | [e2-ki-bi szu-i] | its temple he named. |
| 22 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 23 | ur-szu-bu-la szu-i | Ur-šubula |
| 24 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 25 | u3-qi2-pa2-szu szu-i | he entrusted to him. |
| 26 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 27 | i-bi2-lu-lu lu2 {gesz}gu-za | Ibbilulu, the man of the throne |
| 28 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 29 | dingir-ki-in lu2 {gesz}gu-za | Ilum-kīn, the man who the throne |
| 30 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 31 | ar-szi2 lu2 hal-bi | “Arši, the half-man, |
| 32 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 33 | dingir-asz2-bi lu2 hal-bi | Its god is a half-man. |
| 34 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 35 | hal-szu-bi lu2 hal-bi | Its halšu-demon, the man of the hal. |
| 36 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 2' | lu2-{d}nanna lu2 [kin-gi4-a lugal] | Lu-Nanna, messenger of the king |
| 3' | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 4' | {d}utu-ki-ag2 [lu2 lunga3] | Šamaš-kiag, brewer |
| 5' | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 6' | ba-a-ti lu2 lunga3 | Bagati, brewer |
| 7' | u4 ki lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when she came to the king's place, |
| 8' | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda | [1 ban2] beer, 1 ban2 bread |
| 9' | [...] | |
| 10' | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 11' | {d}szul-gi-isz-ti-kal2 [...] | Šulgi-ištikal |
| 12' | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}szul-gi-ra sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Šulgi the messenger of the king |
| 2 | u4 ma2 giri3 lugal dab5-ba-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the king went to capture the boat, |
| 3 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 ban₂ 5 sila3 beer, 1ban<5 sila> bread, |
| 4 | lugal-e2-mah-e szusz3 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lugal-emaḫe, cattle manager, royal messenger. |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 6 | a-hu-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ahuni, the royal messenger, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 8 | a-bu-du10 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Abu-ṭāb, the royal messenger, |
| 9 | u4 kaskal giri3 lugal-sze3 im#-[e-re-sza-a] | when the road to the king's path had been paved |
| 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 | [u4 kaskal {ansze}]kunga2# [zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a] | On the day that he went on a campaign with a mash-tailed donkey |
| 13 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda x-x-x | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread ... |
| 14 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the k-equid went to the ziggurat |
| 15 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 16 | szesz-kal-la aga3-us2 lugal <tu-ra> | Šeškalla, soldier of the king of the future, |
| 17 | u4 en-nu-ga2 sze buru14-ka-sze3 im-gen-na-a lu2 sa-gaz-ke4 in-sag3-ga | At the time of my watch, when the barley of the harvest came, the sag-demon struck. |
| 18 | 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) ninda | 3 ban2, beer, 3 ban2 bread, |
| 19 | {d}szul-gi-ma-ti ra2-[gaba] | Šulgi-mati, the courier |
| 20 | 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) [ninda] | 2 ban2 beer, 2 ban2, bread |
| 21 | puzur4-{d}suen dumu [sukkal-mah] | Puzur-Sîn, son of the chief minister |
| 22 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 23 | szar-ru-um-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šarrum-bani, royal messenger, |
| 24 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 25 | puzur4-ma-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Puzur-Mama, royal messenger. |
| 26 | [u4 ...] zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-[sza-a] | When ... rises, she greets her. |
| 27 | [5(disz) sila3 kasz] 5(disz) sila3 [ninda] | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread |
| 28 | [...] | |
| 29 | [...] | |
| 30 | [...] | |
| 31 | [5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda] | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread |
| 32 | [...] | |
| 33 | [5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda] | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | nu-ur2-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nur-ilī, royal messenger. |
| 2 | u4 sze-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when he brings the barley, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 4 | pu-su lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Pusu, royal messenger. |
| 5 | u4 sze {d}nanna-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the barley of Nanna came |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 7 | mu-da-lum lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Mudalum, the royal messenger, |
| 8 | u4 kaskal |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to the road of Dūr |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 10 | {d}szu-{d}suen-mu-ba-li-it, lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šu-Suen-muballiṭ the messenger of the king |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 12 | ur-{d}dumu-zi lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Dumuzi, royal messenger |
| 13 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 14 | dingir-ma-lik sipa lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ilum-malik, shepherd, messenger of the king, |
| 15 | u4 ki ensi2-ka-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when she enters the place of the governor, |
| 16 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 |
| 17 | lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra lu2 lunga3 | Lu-Šulgira, the brewer |
| 18 | u4 zi3 munu4-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when flour and malt came, |
| 19 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 20 | i-di3-er3-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Iddin-Erra, messenger of the king |
| 21 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 22 | {d}nanna-dalla szu-i | Nanna-dalla, the šu’i |
| 23 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | when to Dūr-šadû |
| 24 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 25 | da-da-a lu2 ma2 sag-ga2 | Dadâ, the captain of the barge, |
| 26 | u4 kun ma2? [...]-sze3 im-gen-na-a | When the tail of the ... boat came |
| 27 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz [2(disz)] sila3 ninda | 2 liters of beer, 2 litres of bread |
| 28 | lugal-amar-ku3 lu2 [ur3-ra] | Lugal-amarku, the man of Urra |
| 29 | u4 mun-gazi-sze3 im-[gen-na-a] | when he went to the groats |
| 30 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 31 | iti {gesz}apin# | month: “Plow, |
| 32 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna in Uruk by extispicy was chosen. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u)-kam | 20th day |
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