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Nisaba 15, 0697 (P387975)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0697 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387975 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387975 |
| 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 | 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) ninda | 3 ban2, beer, 3 ban2 bread, |
| 2 | {d}szul-gi-ma-ti ra2-gaba lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šulgi-mati the courier the messenger of the king |
| 3 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 ban₂ 5 sila3 beer, 1ban<5 sila> bread, |
| 4 | puzur4-{d}suen dumu sukkal-mah | Puzur-Suen, son of Sukkalmaḫ |
| 5 | 1(ban2) ninda aga3-us2-me | 1 ban2 of bread for the soldiers; |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 7 | puzur4-ma-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Puzur-Mama, royal messenger. |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 9 | a-li2-ni-su lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ali-nisu, messenger of the king |
| 10 | u4 erin2 sze zar3 tab-ba zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the work-troops gather barley in a pile, rise! |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 12 | dingir-su-pa2-li-il lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ilī-supālil, the royal messenger, |
| 13 | u4 nig2-dab5 ma2 nig2-sag-ga2-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the nigdab-offerings of the first-class boats came, |
| 14 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 15 | szu-{d}en-lil2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Enlil the royal messenger |
| 16 | u4 di3-ni-ik-tum{ki}-sze3 ba-du-a | when Diniktum was built, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 2 | szu-{d}isztaran lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Ishtaran, royal messenger |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 4 | lu2-du10-ga lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-duga, the royal messenger, |
| 5 | u4 ki ensi2-ka-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when she enters the place of the governor, |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 7 | bi2-sze-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | the messenger of the king |
| 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 | i-szar-NI-si lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Išar-NI-si, royal messenger, |
| 11 | u4 si-masz-kum{ki}-ta | when Simaškum |
| 12 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | having gone to the royal place, |
| 13 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 14 | szu-{d}nin-szubur lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Ninszubur, royal messenger |
| 15 | u4 hu-ur-tum{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Ḫurtum, |
| 16 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 17 | lugal-amar-ku3 lu2 ur3-ra | Lugal-amar-ku, the man of Urra |
| 18 | u4 mun-gazi-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the mungazi-festival, |
| 19 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda ta2-ki-dingir szu-i | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters of bread: Takī-ilum, the šu’i; |
| 20 | u4 {gesz}ma-nu-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the manu tree |
| 21 | zi-ga iti szu-gar-ra | booked out, month: “Šugara,’ |
| 22 | 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 9(disz)-kam | 9th day, |
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