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Nisaba 15, 0691 (P387924)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0691 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387924 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387924 |
| 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 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Baba, royal messenger |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 4 | x-x-ni? lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal a2-ki-ti-sze3 | ..., messenger of the king of the Akitu, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 6 | puzur4-ma-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Puzur-Mama, royal messenger. |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 8 | a-hu-ba-qar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ahu-baqar, messenger of the king. |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 10 | lu2-gu-la lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-gula, the messenger of the king |
| 11 | u4 erin2 sze gesz-i3 zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the labor-troops bring in barley and pressed oil, |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 13 | nu-ur2-esz18-dar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nūr-Ištar, royal messenger. |
| 14 | u4 masz-da-re-a a2-ki-ti im-gen-na-a | When the Akītu priestess came, |
| 15 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 16 | {d}amar-{d}suen-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Amar-Suenbani the messenger of the king |
| 17 | u4 ki ensi2-<ka>-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the place of the governor, |
| 18 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 19 | ur-{d}nin-gubalag lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Ningubalag the messenger of the king |
| 20 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 21 | um-mi lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | the mother, the royal messenger, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 gu4-apin-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the plow-oxen arrived, |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda sza3 iri{ki} | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sla3 bread in the city |
| 3 | 1(ban2) ninda kaskal-sze3 | 1 ban2 of bread for the journey, |
| 4 | ur-{gesz}gigir lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-gigir, royal messenger |
| 5 | u4 i3-nun-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to the ghee, |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 7 | kal-{d}szul-gi lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Kal-Šulgi the royal messenger |
| 8 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 9 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | having gone to the royal place, |
| 10 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 11 | szu-{d}iszkur lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Addu, royal messenger |
| 12 | u4 szuszin{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Susa |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 14 | lu2-me-lam2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-melam, the royal messenger, |
| 15 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda pu-lu-lu szusz3 | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread of pullulu-flour, |
| 16 | u4 {ansze}kunga2-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when they brought it to the plow, |
| 17 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda ur-{d}[en-lil2-la2] sagi | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 liters of bread for Ur-Enlila, cupbearer |
| 18 | u4 lu2 sa-gaz gaz-de3 im-gen-na-a | When he went to kill a man, |
| 19 | 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, |
| 20 | u4 mun-gazi-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the mungazi-festival, |
| 21 | zi-ga iti szu-gar-ra | booked out, month: “Šugara,’ |
| 22 | 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 4(disz)-kam | 4th day. |
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