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Nisaba 15, 0788 (P387983)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0788 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387983 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387983 |
| 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) udu sze6-ga2 5(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sheep, roasted, 5 sila3 soup, |
| 2 | a-bu-um-dingir ensi2 i-szim-{d}szul-gi | Abum-ilum, governor of Išim-Šulgi |
| 3 | u4 sze-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the barley, |
| 4 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 5 | ge6-{d}szul-gi lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ge-Šulgi, 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 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 9 | {d}szul-gi-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šulgi-ilī the royal messenger |
| 10 | u4 di3-ni-ik-tum{ki}-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to Niktum, |
| 11 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 12 | zu-zu lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Zuzu, royal messenger |
| 13 | u4 i3-nun-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to the ghee, |
| 14 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-er3-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šu-Erra, royal messenger. |
| 2 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 3 | ur-{d}nin-szubur tibira | Ur-Ninšubur, tibira |
| 4 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 5 | lu2-{d}en-ki-ka tibira | Lu-Enki, the tibira |
| 6 | u4 gi szul-hi-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | When reeds were brought in for the šulhi offerings, |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 8 | a-ku-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ākuni, the royal messenger, |
| 9 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 10 | lu2-kal-la lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lukalla, the royal messenger. |
| 11 | u4 ki ensi2-ka-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when she enters the place of the governor, |
| 12 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 13 | pu-lu-lu szusz3 | |
| 14 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the k-equid went to the ziggurat |
| 15 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 16 | iti gi-sig-ga | month: “Gisigga,’ |
| 17 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna of Uruk by goat was chosen. |
| 18 | u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam | 12th day, |
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