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Nisaba 15, 0039 (P387972)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0039 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387972 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387972 |
| 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 | i-di3-er3-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Iddin-Erra, messenger of the king |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 4 | i-di3-dingir lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Iddin-ilum, messenger of the king |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 6 | ur-nigar{gar} lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-nigar, royal messenger |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 8 | ak-du-nu-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Akdunum, the royal messenger, |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 10 | ur-{d}isztaran lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Ištaran, royal messenger |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 12 | {d}suen-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Sîn-bani the royal messenger |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 a-sza3 nigin-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the field is to be cultivated, |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda sza3 iri{ki} | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sla3 bread in the city |
| 3 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda kaskal-sze3 | [1 ban2] beer, 1 ban2 bread for the journey |
| 4 | dingir-ra-bi2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Its god, the messenger of the king |
| 5 | u4 siki-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went on the wool path, |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 7 | nig2-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nig-Baba, royal messenger |
| 8 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Dūr |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 10 | zi-ki-il-ti lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Zikilti, the messenger of the king. |
| 11 | u4 hu-ur-tum{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Ḫurtum, |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 13 | ur-{d}lamma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Lamma, messenger of the king |
| 14 | u4 erin2 zah3 ARAD2-e2-gal dab5-ba-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the fugitive troops of Warad-egal came to capture him, |
| 15 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 16 | iti nig2-{d}en-lil2-la2 | month: “Nig-Enlila,’ |
| 17 | mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul | year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 3(disz)-kam | 3rd day, |
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