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Nisaba 07, 21 (P283825)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 07, 21 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283825 |
| Museum no. | BM 021505 |
| 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 | 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur lugal | 3 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 8 sila3 royal (measure), |
| 2 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 3 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 la2 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar | 2 1/2 shekels less 5 1/2 grains silver, |
| 4 | sze-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur | its barley: 1 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 |
| 5 | ba-zi ensi2-gal szu ba-ti | Bazi, the chief governor received. |
| 6 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 7 | la2-ia3 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur | deficit: 1 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 8 sila3 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | giri3 ba-zi | via Bazi; |
| 2 | nig2-ka9-ak si-i3-tum | account of Sîtum |
| 3 | da-ti-mu | Atimu, |
| 4 | mu puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3 | year: “Puzriš-Dagan was erected. |
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