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Nisaba 15, 0873 (P387957)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0873 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387957 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387957 |
| 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 | er3-ra-pa2-lik lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Erra-palik, messenger of the king. |
| 3 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 4 | puzur4-{d}suen lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Puzur-Suen, 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 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 8 | nu-hi-dingir lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nuḫi-ilum, messenger of the king |
| 9 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Dūr |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 11 | s,a-lu-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ṣalum, messenger of the king. |
| 12 | u4 udu ur4-de3 im-gen-na-a | when the sheep went to pasture, |
| 13 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-ga-tum lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šugatum, royal messenger. |
| 2 | u4 erin2 zah3 ARAD2-{d}nin-hur-sag dab5-ba-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the troops seized by Warad-Ninḫursag went, |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 4 | dingir-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ilum-bani, the royal messenger, |
| 5 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 6 | ur-{d}nun-gal sipa ur-mah | Ur-Nungal, shepherd of the lion |
| 7 | u4 ur-mah e2-gal-ta im-x-lah5-a | When lions ... from the palace. |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 9 | pu-lu-lu szusz3 | |
| 10 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the k-equid went to the ziggurat |
| 11 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 12 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 13 | 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 2(u) 5(disz)-kam | 25th day, |
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