Nisaba 15, 0867 (P387956)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0867 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387956 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387956 |
| 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(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 2 | li-bur-ni-asz2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Liburniaš, the royal messenger, |
| 3 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 4 | a-gu-s,um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Agūṣum, royal messenger. |
| 5 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | when to Dūr-šadû |
| 6 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 7 | ma-za-ti sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Mazati, vizier, messenger of the king. |
| 8 | u4 kasz ninda nu-ur2-{d}utu u3 aga3-us2-e-ne-sze3 im-gen-na-a | When beer, bread, Nūr-šamaš and soldiers came |
| 9 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 10 | giri3-ni-i3-sa6 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Girini-isa, royal messenger, |
| 11 | u4 nig2-gu2-na en {d}inanna-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the property of the lord of Inanna came |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 2 | ig-mu-ul-er3-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Igmūl-Erra, the royal messenger, |
| 3 | u4 zu2-lum-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to Zulum, |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 5 | ur-mes lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-mes, royal messenger, |
| 6 | u4 zi3# munu4-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when flour and malt came |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 8 | s,a-lu-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ṣalum, messenger of the king. |
| 9 | u4 erin2 udu ur4 zi-zi-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the labor-troops went to raise the sheep, |
| 10 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 pu-lu-lu szusz3 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish, cultic offerings, |
| 11 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the k-equid went to the ziggurat |
| 12 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 13 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 14 | 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 1(u) 2(disz)-kam | 12th day, |
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