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Nisaba 15, 1139 (P275058)
Letter, Ur III, Nippur · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 1139 |
|---|---|
| ID | P275058 |
| Museum no. | Holt 06 |
| Collection | Holt, W.C. (antiquarian), Australia |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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 | lu2-{d}nanna | Lu-Nanna |
| 2 | u3-na-a-du11 | he said to him |
| 3 | 1(asz) sze gur | 1 gur of barley |
| 4 | zi#?-ba-nu-um? | Zibanum(?) |
| 5 | [n szu?-{d}]dumu-zi | n, Šu-Dumuzi |
| 6 | [n x]-la-a | n ...lâ |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) 1(ban2) gu-la-as? | 1 gur 1 ban2: Gula-as |
| 2 | sze-ba iti du6-ku3 u3 apin-du8-a | barley rations for the month of Dukug and the plowman; |
| 3 | ki-ni-ta | from Kini |
| 4 | he2-ne-eb-szum2-mu | they shall give to him. |
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