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Nisaba 15, 0727 (P388045)

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

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Designation	Nisaba 15, 0727
ID	P388045
Museum no.	Anonymous 388045
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(barig) 1(ban2)] kasz# 1(barig) 1(ban2) ninda sza3 iri{ki}	1 barig 1 ban2 of beer, 1 pānu 1 ban2, of the inner city
2	[3(ban2)] kasz# 3(ban2) ninda sza3 kesz3{ki}	3 ban2 of beer, 3 ban2, of bread in Keš
3	[nu]-ur2-{d}utu ra2-gaba lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal	Nūr-Utu the courier the messenger of the king
4	[2(disz)] sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda szu-esz18-dar sagi	2 liters of beer, 2 litres of bread for Shu-Ishtar, cupbearer
5	2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda sza-gi-da sagi	2 sila3 of beer, 2 šagida bread of the cupbearer,
6	5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda gu4-gaz-me	5 liters of beer, 5 litres of oxen-bread,
7	u4 siskur2 lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a	when the sacrificial sheep were brought to the king,
8	3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) ninda	3 ban2, beer, 3 ban2 bread,
9	{d}szul-gi-ma-ti ra2-gaba lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal	Šulgi-mati the courier the messenger of the king
10	5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda	5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread,
11	szar#-ru-um-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal	Šarrum-bani, royal messenger
12	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,
13	5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda	5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread,
14	ur-{d}ig-alim szusz3	Ur-Igalim, cattle manager;
15	5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda	5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread,
16	lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3 szusz3	Lu-Gešbare, cattle manager;
17	2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda szu-{d}iszkur szu-i	2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread for Šu-Addu, the ši’i;
18	2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda i-bi2#-lu-lu lu2 {gesz}gu-za	Two sila3 beer, two sila 3 loaves of bread for Ibilulu, the man of the throne
19	2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda dingir-ki-in lu2 {gesz}gu-za	2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread of Dingir-kīn, the man who the throne
20	2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda ar-szi2 lu2 hal-bi	2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread for the haruspex,
21	2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda hal-szu-bi lu2 hal-bi	Two sila3 beer, two sila3, its halšu-bread: the halbu-person;
22	u4 ansze lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a	when the donkey lands to the king
23	5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda	5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread,
24	i-di3-{d}suen lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal	Iddin-Sîn, messenger of the king
25	2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda	2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread,
26	[a]-hu-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal	Ahuni, royal messenger
27	2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda	2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread,
28	[a]-bu-du10 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal	Abu-ṭāb, royal messenger
29	2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda	2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread,
reverse
1'	[5(disz) sila3] kasz# 5(disz) [sila3 ninda]	5 sila3 beer, 5 qû bread
2'	nu-ur2-{d}suen ra2-gaba# [lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal]	Nur-Suen the courier messenger of the king
3'	3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda	3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread,
4'	gu3-de2-a lu2 kin-[gi4-a lugal]	Gudea, the royal messenger
5'	u4 \|BAD3.AN\|{ki}-[ta]	on the day that from Dūr
6'	ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a	to the place of the king was brought,
7'	3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda	3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread,
8'	za-zi lu2 kin-gi4-[a lugal]	Zazi, royal messenger
9'	u4 \|BAD3.AN\|{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-[na-a]	when to Dūr he went
10'	3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda	3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread,
11'	a-ba-an-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a [lugal]	Aban-ili, messenger of the king
12'	u4 sze na-gab2-tum-sze3 im-gen-na-a	when the barley for the nagabtum-festival came,
13'	3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda	3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread,
14'	{d}szul-gi-sa-tu-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal	Šulgi-satuni the messenger of the king
15'	u4 gu4 masz-da-re-a-sze3 im-gen-na-a	when he went to the oxen of the gazelle,
16'	2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda lugal-amar-ku3 lu2 ur3-ra	2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters of bread for Lugal-amar-ku, the man of Urra,
17'	2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda bi-ru lu2 ur3-ra	2 sila3 of beer, 2 qû of bread for the extispicy of a man.
18'	u4 mun-gazi-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a	When she goes to the groats,
19'	zi-ga	booked out
20'	iti {gesz}apin	month: “Plow,’
21'	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) 2(disz)-kam	12th day,
2.a'	szunigin 3(barig) 2(ban2) [4(disz) sila3 kasz]	total: 3 barig 2 ban2 4 sila3 beer
2.b'	szunigin# 3(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda	total: 3 barig 2 ban2 4 sila3 bread

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