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Nisaba 15, 0257 (P387980)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0257 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387980 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387980 |
| 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 | 1/2(disz) udu sze6-ga2 | 1/2 sheep for the šega offerings, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 tu7 3(disz) ku6 | 3 sila3 soup, 3 fish |
| 3 | lugal-he2-gal2 | Lugal-hegal |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 5 | zu-za-a sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Zuzâ, the messenger of the king. |
| 6 | u4 erin2 udu ur4-de3 zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the work-troops gather sheep and raise them up, |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 8 | a-hu-du10 sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ahu-ṭāb, vizier, messenger of the king. |
| 9 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 10 | ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Enlila the messenger of the king |
| 11 | u4 a zi-ga-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | When she enters into the rising water, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 2 | a-bil-{d}suen lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Abī-Sîn the messenger of the king |
| 3 | u4 szuszin{ki}-ta | when from Susa |
| 4 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | having gone to the royal place, |
| 5 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 6 | szu-su2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Hand of the royal messenger. |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 8 | szu-esz4-dar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šu-Ešrar, the royal messenger, |
| 9 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 10 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | to the place of the king was brought, |
| 11 | zi-ga iti sze-sag11-ku5 | booked out, month: “Harvest, |
| 12 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
| 13 | u4 6(disz)-kam | the 6th day |
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