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Nisaba 07, 11 (P283815)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 07, 11 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283815 |
| Museum no. | BM 019782 |
| 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 | [1(u) 1(disz)] gin2 ku3-babbar | 11 shekels of silver |
| 2 | [kiszib3] ur-{d}nansze | under seal of Ur-Nanše |
| 3 | 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 1 shekel of silver |
| 4 | kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-x giri17-dab5 {d}dumu-zi | under seal of Ur-Baba, son of Ur, seized by Giridab, Dumuzi; |
| 5 | 1(disz) gin2 ku3 mu siki!(SZE3) kur-sze3 | 1 shekel of silver, year: “Silver from the mountains’ wool, |
| 6 | giri3# {d}inanna-zi-mu | via Inanna-zimu |
| 7 | 1(disz) gin2 ku3 en-nu-gu-la-sze3 | 1 shekel of silver for Ennugal |
| 8 | giri3 {d}ba-ba6-szu elam | via Babashu of Elam |
| 9 | 3(barig) sze a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | 3 barig barley, 1st time, |
| 10 | 2(barig) sze a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 2 barig barley, 2nd time |
| 11 | giri3 nin-ka elam | via the lady of Elam |
| 12 | 1(asz) 2(barig) sze gur 3(barig) munu4 si-e3 | 1 gur 2 barig barley, 3 barig malt |
| 13 | giri3 lugal-inim-gi-na | via Lugal-inim-gina |
| 14 | szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | total: 14 shekels of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szunigin 2(asz) 4(barig) sze gur | total: 2 gur 4 barig barley |
| 2 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 3 | 1(u) sze gur ku3-bi 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar | 10 gur of barley, its silver: 10 shekels of silver, |
| 4 | e2 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 lunga-ta | from the house of Lu-Baba, the brewer, |
| 5 | 1(disz) gin2 ku3 ki ur-{d}suen-ta | 1 shekel silver from Ur-Suen |
| 6 | 1(asz) sze gur e2 lu2-dingir-ra-ta | 1 gur of barley from the house of Lu-dingira, |
| 7 | giri3 ur-{d#}ig-alim | via Ur-Igalim |
| 8 | 1(asz)#? gur#? ku3 1(disz) gin2 | 1? gur silver, 1 shekel |
| 9 | ki ur-{d}nanna szesz a-hu-{d}an nu-banda3 usz-bar-ta | from Ur-Nanna the brother of Ahu-Anu the overseer of the weavers |
| 10 | giri3 {d}ba-ba6-szu elam | via Babashu of Elam |
| 11 | [2(disz)] gin2 1/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.1(ASZ))|) ku3-babbar | 2 1/3 shekels silver |
| 12 | [n] 1(asz) sze gur | ... 1 gur of barley |
| 13 | sze-bi | its barley: |
| 14 | szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 1/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.1(ASZ))|) ku3-babbar | total: 14 1/3 shekels silver |
| 15 | szunigin 1(asz) 4(barig) sze | total: 1 (gur) 4 barig barley |
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