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Nisaba 15, 0771 (P387986)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0771 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387986 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387986 |
| 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(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 2 | szar-ru-um-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šarrum-bani, royal messenger, |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 4 | dingir-su-pa2-li-il lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ilī-supālil, the royal messenger, |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 6 | {d}szul-gi-ta-bi-in lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šulgi-tabin the royal messenger |
| 7 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 8 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | to the place of the king was brought, |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 10 | ku-ga-num2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Kuganum, royal messenger |
| 11 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Dūr |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 13 | da-a-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Aya, the royal messenger, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 si-masz-kum{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when Simaškum went, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 3 | sa6-a-ga lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | good, the messenger of the king |
| 4 | u4 si-masz-kum{ki}-ta | when Simaškum |
| 5 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | having gone to the royal place, |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 7 | a-hu-szu-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Aḫušuni, the royal messenger, |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 9 | ma-szum lu2 kin-[gi4-a] lugal# | Ašum, royal messenger |
| 10 | u4 ki ensi2-ka-sze3 [im-e-re]-sza-a | when to the place of the governor he shall bring it |
| 11 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda] | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread |
| 12 | szesz-kal-la aga3-us2 lugal tu-ra | Šeškalla, soldier of the king of Tūra. |
| 13 | u4 en-nu-ga2 sze buru14-ka-sze3 im-gen-na-a lu2 sa-gaz-ke4 in-sag3-ga | At the time of my watch, when the barley of the harvest came, the sag-demon struck. |
| 14 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda szu-{d}iszkur szu-i | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread for Šu-Addu, the ši’i; |
| 15 | u4 {gesz}ma-nu-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the manu tree |
| 16 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 17 | iti ezem-a-bi | month: “Festival-of-abi, |
| 18 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna in Uruk by extispicy was chosen. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam | 18th day, |
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