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Nisaba 07, 10 (P283814)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 07, 10 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283814 |
| Museum no. | BM 019766 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 2(gesz2) 2(u) sze gur lugal | 120 gur of barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 3 | 7(disz) kiszib3 ur-sag-ku5 | 7 under seal of Ur-sag-ku |
| 4 | 1(asz) 1(barig) kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir | 1 (gur) 1 barig under seal of Ur-gigir |
| 6 | 1(u) 5(disz) kiszib3-bi 4(disz)-am3 | 15 seals, 4 |
| 7 | kiszib3 ur-ki-sal4-la | under seal of Ur-kisala |
| 8 | 7(asz) 1(barig) gur | 7 gur 1 barig |
| 9 | kiszib3 du-du-li2 | under seal of Dudu-li |
| 10 | 3(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3 | 34 (gur) 2 barig, its sealed tablets: 2 |
| 11 | ur-mes dumu lugal-uszumgal | Ur-mes, son of Lugal-ušumgal |
| 12 | 8(disz) kiszib3 ur-mes dumu ur-ma-ma | 8 seals, Ur-mes, son of Ur-mama |
| 13 | mu i3-li2-sze3 | to the name of the god |
| 14 | 6(disz) kiszib3 ur-ki-sal4-la | 6, under seal of Ur-kisala; |
| 15 | mu du-du-li2-sze3 | for Dudu-lī |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) kiszib3-bi x-am3# | 13 gur 2 barig, its sealed tablets: |
| 2 | kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra ugula | under seal of Lu-dingira, foreman; |
| 3 | 5(asz) 2(barig) gur | 5 gur 2 barig |
| 4 | mu ur-mes dumu lu2-{d}nin-szubur-<sze3> | year: “Ur-mes, son of Lu-Ninšubur, |
| 5 | kiszib3 ka5-a-mu | under seal of Ka’amu |
| 6 | 8(asz) 1(ban2)# 5(disz)# kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3 | 8 (gur) 1 ban2 5 (gur), its sealed tablets: 2 |
| 7 | kiszib3 3(disz)-am3 | 3 sealed tablets, |
| 8 | 6(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur | 6 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 |
| 9 | kiszib3 gu-za-na | under seal of Guzana |
| 10 | 1(u) 1(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sza3-gal nar unu{ki}-sze3 | 11 gur 3 ban2 5 sila3, general, for the singer of Uruk; |
| 11 | kiszib3 na-ba-sa6 | under seal of Nabasa |
| 12 | 9(asz) 1(barig)# kiszib3 a-kal-la# | 9 (gur) 1 barig, under seal of Akalla |
| 13 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz)# sila3 | total: 122 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 14 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 15 | kiszib3-bi 1(u) 8(disz)#-am3 | its sealed tablets: 18 |
| 16 | [la2]-i3 1(u) la2# 2(asz)# 3(barig)# 2(ban2)# 5(disz)# sila3 | deficit: 10 less 2 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 17 | ur-sag-ku5 | hero |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 2(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur | 25 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 |
| 2 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 3 | 7(disz) kiszib3 ur-sag-ku5 | 7 under seal of Ur-sag-ku |
| 4 | 7(disz) kiszib3# i3-su4 | 7 sealed tablets of Isu |
| 5 | 5(asz) 3(ban2) kiszib3# | 5 (gur) 3 ban2 under seal |
| 6 | 4(disz) kiszib3!# a-kal-la | 4 under seal of Akalla |
| 7 | szunigin 2(u) 3(asz) 3(ban2) gur | total: 23 gur 3 ban2 |
| 8 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 9 | la2-ia3 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur | deficit: 2 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 |
| 10 | ur-mes dumu lugal-uszumgal | Ur-mes, son of Lugal-ušumgal |
| 11 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) sze gur | 100 gur of barley, |
| 12 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 13 | 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2)? gur | 7 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 |
| 14 | ur-mes dumu lugal-uszumgal | Ur-mes, son of Lugal-ušumgal |
| 15 | 5(asz) 1(barig) ur-sag-ku5# | 5 (gur) 1 barig, Ur-sag-ku |
| 16 | 3(asz) 3(barig)#? i3-su4 | 3 (gur) 3 barig oil |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 17 | 6(asz) 4(barig) a-kal-la | 6 (gur) 4 barig Akalla |
| 18 | 4(asz) 4(barig) lu2-dingir-ra | 4 (gur) 4 barig Lu-dingira |
| 19 | 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) ur-mes | 11 (gur) 4 barig, Ur-mes |
| 20 | 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 13 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 21 | esz-a-bi | Its new year |
| 22 | 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur | 15 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 |
| 23 | gu-za-na | throne bearer |
| 24 | 4(asz) 1(barig) ur-ki-sal4-la | 4 (gur) 1 barig Ur-kisala |
| 25 | 5(disz) du-du-li2 | 5 Dudu-li, |
| 26 | 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) lu2-si | 2 gur 2 barig 2 ban2, Lusi; |
| 27 | 2(disz) na-ba-sa6 | 2 mana wool for Nabasa |
| 28 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | total: 122 gur 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 29 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 30 | la2-ia3 1(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | deficit: 17 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 31 | nig2-ka9-ak sze ma2-ad-da-ga | accounts of barley of Madaga |
| 32 | ur-{d}ig-alim dumu a-tu | Ur-Igalim, son of Atu |
| 33 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
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