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Nisaba 15, 0838 (P387981)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0838 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387981 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387981 |
| 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(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 1 slaughtered sheep, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 3 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 3 | la-qi3-pu-um sagi lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Laqīpum, cupbearer, royal messenger. |
| 4 | u4 siskur2 lugal-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to the king for the offering, |
| 5 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 6 | na#-[bi2]-{d}suen lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nabi-Suen, messenger of the king |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 8 | {d}nansze-kal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | For Nanšekal the royal messenger |
| 9 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 10 | a-bi-ba-num2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Abi-banum, messenger of the king |
| 11 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 12 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | to the place of the king was brought, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 2 | a-bu-du10 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Abu-ṭāb, the royal messenger, |
| 3 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Dūr |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 5 | szu-ga-tum lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šugatum, royal messenger. |
| 6 | u4 erin2 zah3 ARAD2-{d}nin-hur-sag dab5-ba-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the troops seized by Warad-Ninḫursag went, |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 pu-lu-lu szusz3 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish, cultic offerings, |
| 8 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the k-equid went to the ziggurat |
| 9 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 szu-{d}iszkur szu-i | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish for Šu-Addu, the barber; |
| 10 | u4 {gesz}szu4-a-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to the šu’a, |
| 11 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 12 | iti kir11-si-ak | month: “Kirsiak,’ |
| 13 | 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) 2(disz)-kam | 22nd day, |
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