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Nisaba 15, 0803 (P387988)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0803 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387988 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387988 |
| 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) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 2 | a-ki-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | thus the messenger of the king |
| 3 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 4 | zi-ra-am lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | booked out, royal messenger; |
| 5 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 6 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | to the place of the king was brought, |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 8 | ib-ni-{d}iszkur lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ibni-Adda, royal messenger |
| 9 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 10 | suhusz-ki-in lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | the foundations of the royal messenger, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | when to Dūr-šadû |
| 2 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 3 | nu-hi-dingir lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nuḫi-ilum, messenger of the king |
| 4 | u4 maszkim di-da-ka-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to the place of the judge, |
| 5 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 6 | pu-lu-lu szusz3 | |
| 7 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-[sze3] im-gen-na-a | when he came to the wagon of the zigû-festival |
| 8 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 9 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 10 | 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 8(disz)-kam | 8th day, |
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