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Nisaba 15, 0871 (P387963)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0871 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387963 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387963 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Irisagrig |
| Coordinates | 32.1529, 45.3689 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 2 | lu-lu-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lullubani, the royal messenger, |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 4 | {d}szul-gi-iri-mu lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šulgi-irimu the royal messenger |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 6 | puzur4-{d}suen lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Puzur-Suen, royal messenger |
| 7 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | when to Dūr-šadû |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 9 | [x]-x-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | ...-ili, messenger of the king |
| 10 | [3(disz)] sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread |
| 11 | [{d}utu]-kal sagi | Šamaš-kal, cupbearer |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 13 | [a-za-ba]-ni sagi | Azabani, cupbearer |
| 14 | [u4 |BAD3.AN|]{ki}-ta ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | when from Dūr to the place of the king was brought |
| 15 | [5(disz)] sila3# kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread |
| 16 | [a]-hu-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ahuni, royal messenger |
| 17 | u4 sze-gesz-i3-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to grind sesame, |
| 18 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 19 | ur-mes lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-mes, royal messenger, |
| 20 | u4 zi3 munu4-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when flour and malt came, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 2 | szu-ga-tum lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šugatum, royal messenger. |
| 3 | u4 erin2 zah3 ARAD2-{d}nin-hur-sag dab5-ba-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the troops seized by Warad-Ninḫursag went, |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 5 | lugal-ezem lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lugalezem, messenger of the king. |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 7 | ma-szum! lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ašum, royal messenger |
| 8 | u4 erin2 sza3 e2-gal sahar i7 ma-ma-szar-ra-at zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the work-troops of the palace, the dust of the river, were piled up in order to rise, |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 10 | s,a-lu-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ṣalum, messenger of the king. |
| 11 | u4 udu ur4-de3 im-gen-na-a | when the sheep went to pasture, |
| 12 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda pu-lu-lu szusz3 | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread of pullulu-flour, |
| 13 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the k-equid went to the ziggurat |
| 15 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 16 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 17 | 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) 7(disz)-kam | 17th day, |
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