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Nisaba 07, 03 (P283807)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 07, 03 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283807 |
| Museum no. | BM 023835 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
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 | 2(u) 7(asz) sze gur lugal | 27 gur barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | dabin-KA e2#? | Dabin-KA of the temple(?) |
| 3 | kiszib3 da-da nu-banda3-gu4 | under seal of Dada, manager of oxen; |
| 4 | 1(u) 4(asz) kiszib3 ad-da-mu | 14 (gur) under seal of Addamu |
| 5 | 2(asz) 4(barig) kiszib3 ur-sukkal nu-banda3-gu4 | 2 (gur) 4 barig, under seal of Ur-sukkal, manager of oxen |
| 6 | a-sza3 gi-dah-ha-ta | from the field Gidahha |
| 7 | 2(u) 7(asz) engar 2(barig)-ta | 27 plowmen at 2 barig (a day) |
| 8 | 4(u) dumu-gu4-gur 1(barig)-ta | 40 oxen-drivers, 1 barig (= 60 sila3) each |
| 9 | sze-bi 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) gur | its barley: 18 gur 4 barig; |
| 10 | kiszib3 igi-lam-lam dumu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 ki ARAD2-mu-ta | under seal of Ilamlam, son of Ur-Šulpa’e, from Warad-mu |
| 11 | 6(asz) kiszib3 lugal-sza3-la2 dumu me-an-ta sza3 1(u) 2(asz) x | 6 (gur) under seal of Lugal-šala, son of Me-ana, in 12 ... |
| 12 | ki ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-mes-ta | from Ur-Lamma, son of Ur-mes |
| 13 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 8(asz) 3(barig) gur | total: 68 gur 3 barig |
| 14 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 15 | 2(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2)# [7(disz) sila3] x-x-ka | 23 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 7 sila3 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(asz) sze dumu-gu4-gur | 4 gur of barley for the oxen-drivers |
| 2 | 2(u) 4(asz) masz2 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta | 24 billy goats, 1 barig 4 ban2 (= 100 sila3) each |
| 3 | sze-bi 8(asz) gur | its barley: 8 gur |
| 4 | lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-lu5 szu ba-ti | Lu-Baba, son of Balu, received |
| 5 | mu en {d}nanna masz2-e i3?-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna by means of extispicy was chosen. |
| 6 | giri3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-lu5 | via Lu-Baba, son of Balu |
| 7 | szunigin 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(asz) 7(disz) sila3 gur | total: 35 gur 3 barig 2 sila3 |
| 8 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 9 | la2-ia3 3(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur | deficit: 32 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 3 sila3 |
| 10 | nig2-ka9-ak ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lugal-du10-ga | account of Ur-Igalim, son of Lugal-duga |
| 11 | mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašrum was destroyed. |
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