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Nisaba 15, 0766 (P387936)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0766 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387936 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387936 |
| 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 | {d}szul-gi-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šulgi-bani the royal messenger |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 4 | im-ti-da lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Imtida, royal messenger |
| 5 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 6 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | to the place of the king was brought, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 8 | szar-ru-um-ba-ni lu2 kin#-[gi4]-a lugal | Šarrum-bani, royal messenger |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda] | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread |
| 10 | {d}szul-gi-sa-tu-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a [lugal] | Šulgi-satuni the messenger of the king |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 12 | suhusz-ki-in lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | the foundations of the royal messenger, |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 14 | ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Enlila the royal messenger |
| 15 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | when to Dūr-šadû |
| 16 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 17 | hu-la-al lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Hulal, the messenger of the king |
| 18 | u4 kaskal {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went on a business trip with a k-equid |
| 19 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda pu-lu-lu szusz3 | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread of pullulu-flour, |
| 20 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the k-equid went to the ziggurat |
| 21 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | en-u2-szim-ma dub-sar lugal | En-ušima, royal scribe. |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 3 | ur-esz3-ku3-ga dub-sar lugal | Ur-eškuga, royal scribe. |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 5 | lu2-szu-ga-lam-ma dub-sar lugal | Lu-šugalama, royal scribe. |
| 6 | u4 sze GAN2-gu4-gesz e3-e3-e-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the barley of the oxen-field goes out, |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 8 | lu2-dingir-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-dingira, the royal messenger, |
| 9 | u4 ki ensi2-ka-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the place of the governor, |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 11 | szesz-kal-la aga3-us2 lugal <tu-ra> | Šeškalla, soldier of the king of the future, |
| 12 | u4 en-nu-ga2 sze buru14-ka-sze3 lu2 sa-gaz-ke4 in-sag3-ga | At the time of my watch, when the barley of the harvest was cut, the sag-demon struck. |
| 13 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 14 | igi-an-na-ke4-zu aga3-us2 lugal | Igi-ana, the royal soldier, |
| 15 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 16 | ur-e2-an-na aga3-us2 lugal tu-ra | Ur-Eana, soldier of the king of Tu’ura. |
| 17 | u4 kaskal ugnimx(|KI.SU.LU.SZE3.KI.NIG2|)-ta im-e-re-sza-a | when the campaign of the army had arrived, |
| 18 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 19 | iti ezem-a-bi | month: “Festival-of-abi, |
| 20 | 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 8(disz)-kam | 8th day, |
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