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Nisaba 15, 0754 (P388026)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0754 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388026 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 388026 |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 2 | dingir-kal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ilī-kal, royal messenger, |
| 3 | [u4] ki-masz{ki}-ta | when Kimaš |
| 4 | [ki] lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | having gone to the king |
| 5 | [5(disz)] sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread |
| 6 | tu?-ra-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Turaya, messenger of the king |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 8 | {d}szul-gi-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šulgi-ilī the royal messenger |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 10 | szu-{d}nin-szubur lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Ninszubur, royal messenger |
| 11 | u4 ki-masz{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | when to Kimaš was brought, |
| 12 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 ban₂ 5 sila3 beer, 1ban<5 sila> bread, |
| 13 | ha-szi-pa2-tal sagi# lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Haši-patal, cupbearer, royal messenger |
| 14 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dūr |
| 15 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | having gone to the royal place, |
| 16 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 17 | szu-esz18-dar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Ishtar, royal messenger. |
| 18 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Dūr |
| 19 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 20 | hu-la-al lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Hulal, the messenger of the king |
| 21 | u4 kaskal {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went on a business trip with a k-equid |
| 22 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda pu-lu-lu szusz3 | 2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread of pullulu-flour, |
| 23 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the k-equid went to the ziggurat |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 ban₂ 5 sila3 beer, 1ban<5 sila> bread, |
| 2 | {d}szul-gi-si-il-ha nu-banda3 | Šulgi-silha, the overseer |
| 3 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 ban₂ 5 sila3 beer, 1ban<5 sila> bread, |
| 4 | hu-na-ri2? nu-banda3 | Hunari, the overseer |
| 5 | u4 ki ensi2-ka-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when she enters the place of the governor, |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 7 | ur-{d}dumu-zi lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Dumuzi, royal messenger |
| 8 | u4 sze-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the barley, |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 10 | puzur4-ma-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Puzur-Mama, royal messenger. |
| 11 | u4 erin2 sze gesz ra-ra zi-zi-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the labor-troops went to harvest the barley, |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 13 | szesz-kal-la aga3-us2 lugal tu-ra | Šeškalla, soldier of the king of Tūra. |
| 14 | 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. |
| 15 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 16 | lugal-amar-ku3 lu2 ur3-ra | Lugal-amar-ku, the man of Urra |
| 17 | u4 mun-gazi-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the mungazi-festival, |
| 18 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 19 | iti ezem-{d}li9-si4 | month: “Festival-of-Lisi,’ |
| 20 | 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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