Nisaba 15, 0365 (P387993)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0365 |
|---|---|
| ID | P387993 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 387993 |
| 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 ninda 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 3 sila bread, 5 sila fine beer, |
| 2 | 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz 4(disz) gin2 i3-udu | 2 shekels of sesame oil, 4 shek[els of sheep oil], |
| 3 | a-hu-ba-qar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ahu-baqar, messenger of the king. |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 3 sila bread, 5 sila fine beer, |
| 5 | 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz 4(disz) gin2 i3-udu | 2 shekels of sesame oil, 4 shek[els of sheep oil], |
| 6 | sza-lim-be-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šalim-belī, royal messenger. |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 3 sila bread, 5 sila fine beer, |
| 8 | 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz 4(disz) gin2 i3-udu | 2 shekels of sesame oil, 4 shek[els of sheep oil], |
| 9 | ur-{d}szara2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Šara, royal messenger |
| 10 | <u4> ki lugal-ta kaskal-sze3 ba-<e>-re-sza-a | when from the place of the king he had set out on the road, |
| 11 | 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 3 sila bread, 5 sila fine beer, |
| 12 | 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz 4(disz) gin2 i3-udu | 2 shekels of sesame oil, 4 shek[els of sheep oil], |
| 13 | sipa-na-kur2-re lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Sipa-nakurre, messenger of the king. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)] sila3 kasz saga | 3 sila bread, 5 sila fine beer |
| 2 | [2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz 4(disz)] gin2 i3-udu | 2 shekels of sesame oil, 4 shekel(s) of sheep oil |
| 3 | [...]-me-er lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | ...-mer, royal messenger |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 3 sila bread, 5 sila fine beer, |
| 5 | 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz 4(disz) gin2 i3-udu | 2 shekels of sesame oil, 4 shek[els of sheep oil], |
| 6 | bi2-bi2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | the messenger of the king |
| 7 | szunigin 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda 3(ban2) kasz saga | total: 1 ban2 7 sila3 bread, 3 ban2 fine beer, |
| 8 | szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz 2(u) 4(disz) gin2 i3-udu | total: 12 shekels of sesame oil, 24 shekelles of sheep oil, |
| 9 | u4 1(disz)-kam zi-gu5-um-ma sza3 e2-gal? lu2 szusz3-ke4-ne | 1st day, zigūma-offering, in the palace of the šu’s; |
| 10 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ra | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 11 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2 mu-ne-du3 | year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, Great-stele of Enlil and Ninlil erected. |
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