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Nisaba 15, 0662 (P388024)

Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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DesignationNisaba 15, 0662
IDP388024
Museum no.Kress 269
Collectionanonymous, Germany
LanguageSumerian
PeriodUr III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
GenreAdministrative
Find spotIrisagrig
Coordinates32.1529, 45.3689

English translation

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LineEnglish
obverse 11 barig beer,
obverse 21 barig bread,
obverse 3(for the) men of Simaškum;
obverse 4when to Simaškum they went,
reverse 1via Sa’aga, royal messenger,
reverse 2when the sealed document of Grand-chancellor from the city to the city they carried,
reverse 3booked out;
reverse 4extra month “Harvest,”
reverse 5year “Ibbi-Suen is king.”
seal 1 col 1 1Šu-Suen,
seal 1 col 1 2strong king,
seal 1 col 1 3king of Ur:
seal 1 col 2 1Sa’aga,
seal 1 col 2 2messenger,
seal 1 col 2 3son of I-...,
seal 1 col 2 4your servant.

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
11(barig) kasz
21(barig) ninda
3lu2 si-masz-ku-um{ki}-me
4u4 si-masz-ku-um{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a
reverse
1giri3 sa6-a-ga lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
2<u4> kiszib3 sukkal-mah iri{ki}-ta iri{ki}-sze3 mu-de6-sza-a
3zi-ga
4iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
5mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
seal 1 col 1
1{d}[szu-{d}suen]
2lugal kal#-[ga]
3lugal uri5{ki}-[ma]
seal 1 col 2
1[sa3-a-ga]
2[lu2 kas4]
3[dumu i-...]
4[ARAD2-zu]

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