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Nisaba 07, 15 (P283819)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 07, 15 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283819 |
| Museum no. | BM 021140 |
| 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)
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' | [...] x x [...] da# x | ... ... |
| 2' | 1(gesz2) gur | 60 gur |
| 3' | ki ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6-ta | from Ur-Šuša-Baba; |
| 4' | 2(gesz2) gur | 120 gur |
| 5' | ki nin-a-na-ta | from Ninana |
| 6' | szunigin 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(asz) gur | total: 991 gur |
| 7' | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 8' | 5(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) gur | 54 gur 4 barig |
| 9' | kiszib3 en-dingir-mu | under seal of En-dingir-mu |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | 1(gesz2) n 2(u) n [...] | 900+ 20 ... |
| 2' | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 2nd time |
| 3' | kiszib3 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 | under seal of Ur-Enlila; |
| 4' | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gig gur | 144 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 wheat, |
| 5' | kiszib3 ugula kikken2-ke4-ne | under seal of the foreman of millers; |
| 6' | 4(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) gig kiszib3 nu-tuku | 42 gur 4 barig wheat, without seal, |
| 7' | giri3 lu2-sa6-ga | via Lu-saga |
| 8' | u3 ba-har | and the potter |
| 9' | ($ blank space $) gur | gur |
| 10' | sze ma2 hun-ga2 e2 {d}nanna | barley of the hired barge of the temple of Nanna, |
| 11' | giri3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur | via Lu-Ninšubur |
| 12' | ugu2 lu2-{d}igi-ma#-sze3 dumu ur-{gesz}gigir ga2-ga2-dam | incumbent on Lu-Igima son of Ur-gigir is to be brought |
| 13' | szunigin 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gur | total: 954 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 |
| 14' | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 15' | [...] | |
| 16' | [...] | |
Sources & licences
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