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Nisaba 07, 19 (P283823)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 07, 19 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283823 |
| Museum no. | BM 021495 |
| 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 | 2(gesz2) sze gur# [lugal] | 120 gur of barley, royal measure |
| 2 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 3 | 2(gesz2) sze iri-sa12-rig7{ki} | 120 barley (for) Irisagrig |
| 4 | lu2 azlag2 nu-dab5-ba! | a man who does not seize the thornbush |
| 5 | szu ba-ab-ti | received. |
| 6 | nu-banda3 lugal-iri-da | the overseer: Lugal-irida |
| 7 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 8 | kiszib3 ensi2 maszkim | under seal of the governor, responsible official; |
| 9 | giri3 ba-ab-i3-li2 | via Bab-ilī, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | nig2-ka9-ak | accounts |
| 2 | lugal-iri-da nu-banda3 usz-bar | Lugal-irida, the overseer of weavers. |
| 3 | mu e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3 | year: “The house of Puzriš-Dagan was erected. |
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