Nisaba 15, 0745 (P387979)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0745 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387979 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387979 |
| 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(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda | [1 ban2] beer, 1 ban2 bread |
| 2 | la-qi3-pu-um sagi lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Laqīpum, cupbearer, royal messenger. |
| 3 | u4 siskur2 lugal-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to the king for the offering, |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 5 | gu-ga-nu-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Guganum, royal messenger |
| 6 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 7 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | having gone to the royal place, |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 9 | i3-li2-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ilī-bani, the royal messenger, |
| 10 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 11 | ba-na-lum lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Banalum, royal messenger, |
| 12 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | when to Dūr-šadû |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 2 | bi2-la-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Bilâ, the royal messenger. |
| 3 | u4 lu2 sa-gaz gaz-de3 im-gen-na-a | When he went to kill a man, |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 5 | kas3-pu-sza lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | her silver, royal messenger; |
| 6 | u4 erin2 zah3 ARAD2-e2-gal dab5-ba-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the fugitive troops of Warad-egal came to capture him, |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 8 | ib-ni-{d}iszkur lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ibni-Adda, royal messenger |
| 9 | u4 di3-ni-ik-tum{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Niktum, |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda pu-lu-lu szusz3 | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread of pullulu-flour, |
| 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 ezem-a-dara4 | month: “Festival-of-Adara,’ |
| 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 2(u) 5(disz)-kam | 25th day, |
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