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Nisaba 15, 0887 (P387923)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0887 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387923 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387923 |
| 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(barig) kasz 1(barig) 1(ban2) ninda | [1 barig] beer, 1 barig 1 ban2 bread, |
| 2 | nu-ur2-{d}utu ra2-gaba lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nūr-Utu the courier the messenger of the king |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda szu-esz18-dar sagi | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 šala″. bread for Šu’eshtar the cupbearer, |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda {d}da-gan-kal gu4-gaz | 2 liters of beer, 2 litres of bread for Dagankal the slaughterer of oxen, |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda ad-da-kal-la gu4-gaz | 2 liters of beer, 2 litres of bread for Addakala, the slaughterer of oxen, |
| 6 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda lu2-dingir-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters of bread for Lu-dingira, the royal messenger; |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda {d}szul-gi-na-da giri17-dab5 | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread for Šulginada, the giridab priest |
| 8 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda s,a-li-a lu2 [uzu] | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 ṣallia bread for the man of flesh |
| 9 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda ab-ba-mu lu2 [uzu] | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread of Abbamu, the man of flesh |
| 10 | u4 siskur2 lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the sacrificial sheep were brought to the king, |
| 11 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda szu-{d}iszkur szu-i | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread for Šu-Addu, the ši’i; |
| 12 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda a-hu-du10 sagi | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters of bread for Ahu-ṭāb the cupbearer, |
| 13 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda {d}utu-bar-ra sagi | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 liters of bread for Utu-bara, cupbearer |
| 14 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda ar-szi2 lu2 hal-bi | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread for the haruspex, |
| 15 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda hal-szu-bi lu2 [hal-bi] | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread, its halšu-bread, the man of the halbi-bread |
| 16 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda a-ku-a [szusz3] | 5 sila3 beer, 5 šala3 bread, Aku’a |
| 17 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda ur-{d}ig-alim szusz3 | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sla3 bread: Ur-Igalim, cattle manager; |
| 18 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda lu2-{d}[gesz-bar-e3 szusz3] | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sla3 bread for Lu-Gešbare, cattle manager |
| 19 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda i-bi2-{d}[suen] lu2 [{gesz}gu-za] | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 liters of bread for Ibbi-Sîn, the man who the throne |
| 20 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda dingir-ki-in lu2 {gesz}gu-za | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread of Dingir-kīn, the man who the throne |
| 21 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda {d}szul-gi-i3-li2 lu2 [kin-gi4-a lugal] | 2 liters of beer, 2 litres of bread for Šulgi-ilī the messenger of the king |
| 22 | [5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda ... lu2 ...] | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sla3 bread for the man |
| 23 | [5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda ... lu2 ...] | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sla3 bread for the man |
| 24 | [5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda ... lu2 ...] | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sla3 bread for the man |
| 25 | [2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda ... lu2 ...] | 2 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread for ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u4] {ansze#}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the k-equid went to the ziggurat |
| 2 | [2(disz) sila3] kasz# 2(disz) sila3 ninda pu-lu-lu szusz3 | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread for the cultic meal of Susa |
| 3 | [u4] {ansze#}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the k-equid went to the ziggurat |
| 4 | [5(disz)] sila3# kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread |
| 5 | [szesz-kal]-la aga3-us2 lugal tu-ra | Šeškalla, soldier of the king of Tur |
| 6 | [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 shooter struck. |
| 7 | 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda | 2 ban2, beer, 2 ban2 bread, |
| 8 | puzur4-{d}suen dumu sukkal-mah | Puzur-Suen, son of Sukkalmaḫ |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 10 | szar-ru-um-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šarrum-bani, royal messenger, |
| 11 | u4 erin2 sze gesz zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the work-troops were to harvest the barley, |
| 12 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 13 | {d}szul-gi-sa-tu-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šulgi-satuni the messenger of the king |
| 14 | u4 kasz masz-da-re-a-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to the place where beer and mašdār-beer were poured, |
| 15 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 ban₂ 5 sila3 beer, 1ban<5 sila> bread, |
| 16 | {d}szu-{d}suen-na-ra-am-esz18-dar nar-gal | Šū-Sîn-nāram-Ishtar, chief musician |
| 17 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 18 | nu-ur2-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nur-ilī, royal messenger. |
| 19 | u4 sze-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when he brings the barley, |
| 20 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda szu-an-na sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | 10 litres of beer, 10 liters of bread for Šu-ana, the messenger of the king. |
| 21 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda ab-ba-mu lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread for Abbamu, the royal messenger; |
| 22 | u4 ki ensi2-ka-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when she enters the place of the governor, |
| 23 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda {d}iszkur-illat lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread for Iškur-tillati the messenger of the king |
| 24 | u4 [|BAD3.AN|{ki}]-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Dūr |
| 25 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda lu2-na-ru2-a lu2 [...] | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread for Lu-narua, the ... |
| 26 | u4 [...] im-gen-na-a | When ... came |
| 27 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda lugal-[amar-ku3 lu2 ur3-ra] | 2 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread for Lugal-amar-ku, the man of Urra |
| 28 | u4 mun-gazi-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the mungazi-festival, |
| left | ||
| 1 | szunigin 3(asz) 2(ban2) [n sila3] kasz | total: 3 gur 2 ban2 n sila3 beer |
| 2 | szunigin 3(asz) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda | total: 3 gur 2 ban2 7 sila3 bread |
| 3 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 4 | iti [...] | month , |
| 5 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna in Uruk by extispicy was chosen. |
| 6 | [u4 n-kam] | day n |
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