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Nisaba 15, 0723 (P388021)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0723 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388021 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 388021 |
| 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(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 ban₂ 5 sila3 beer, 1ban<5 sila> bread, |
| 2 | puzur4-{d}suen dumu sukkal-mah | Puzur-Suen, son of Sukkalmaḫ |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 4 | puzur4-ma-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Puzur-Mama, royal messenger. |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 6 | szar-ru-um-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šarrum-bani, royal messenger, |
| 7 | u4 erin2 sze gesz ra-ra zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the work-troops gathered the barley from the threshing floor, |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 9 | e-lum-ma-e lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Important one, messenger of the king |
| 10 | u4 ki-masz{ki}-ta | when Kimaš |
| 11 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | having gone to the royal place, |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 13 | ba-a-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Baʾa, royal messenger, |
| 14 | u4 ki-masz{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Kimaš, |
| 15 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda] | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-hu-ni lu2 [kin-gi4-a lugal] | Ahuni, the royal messenger |
| 2 | u4 sze na-gab2#-[tum-sze3 im-gen-na-a] | when barley for the nagabtum-festival came |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz [2(disz) sila3 ninda] | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread |
| 4 | er3-ra-na-[da lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal] | Erra-nada, messenger of the king |
| 5 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 6 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | having gone to the royal place, |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 8 | da-da-mu lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Dadamu, the royal messenger, |
| 9 | u4 {uruda}gur10-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to the goldsmith, |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 11 | lugal-amar-ku3 lu2 ur3-ra | Lugal-amar-ku, the man of Urra |
| 12 | u4 mun-gazi-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the mungazi-festival, |
| 13 | 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda giri17-dab5 lu2 mar-sa-ke4-ne dab5-ba-me | 1 ban2 2 sila3 bread, seized by the merchants; |
| 14 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the kungu-carrying grain was brought to her |
| 15 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 16 | iti {gesz}apin | month: “Plow,’ |
| 17 | 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 6(disz)-kam | the 6th day |
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