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Nisaba 15, 1049 (P388042)
Letter, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 1049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388042 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 388042 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Irisagrig |
| Coordinates | 32.1529, 45.3689 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | ur-mes-ra | Ur-mesra |
| 2 | u3-na-a-du11 | he said to him |
| 3 | 3(gesz'u) sze gur | 180 gur of barley, |
| 4 | sze dumu ga-ka | barley of the son of Gaka |
| 5 | edin-na | in the steppe |
| 6 | lu2 ha-ra-ag2-e | may a man curse him. |
| 7 | za3-e gu2 i7-da-ka | at the edge of the bank of the river |
| 8 | lu2-{d}nanna-ra | for Lu-Nanna; |
| 9 | ag2-ga2-na | his property |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki sze e2-gal | the place of the barley of the palace |
| 2 | in-na-ab-szum2-mu-na-zu | will give to him. |
| 3 | u3 sze-bi szu mu-na-ab-szum2 | and he gave him that barley. |
| 4 | inim-be2 na-mi-gur-re | may he not turn his word away. |
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