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Nisaba 07, 23 (P283827)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 07, 23 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283827 |
| Museum no. | BM 023362 |
| 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 | 5(ban2) sze szu-igi-sze3 du | 5 ban2 barley, regular rations, |
| 2 | 3(asz) gur diri-ta | 3 extra gur each, |
| 3 | 3(barig) a-sza3 da-ki szu-ku6-ta | 3 barig, field “Dakkû-fish, |
| 4 | 3(barig) ki nig2-{d}ba-ba6-ta | 3 barig from Nig-Baba |
| 5 | 1(asz) 3(barig) gesz-sa6-ga#-ta | from 1 gur 3 barig gešsaga |
| 6 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) he-gal2-ta | 1 barig 1 ban2 of abundance each, |
| 7 | 1(barig) ki lu2-kal-la-ta | 60 litres (of barley) from Lukalla |
| 8 | 1(barig) ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta | 60 litres (of barley) from Ur-Šulpae |
| 9 | szunigin 6(asz) 3(barig) gur | total: 6 gur 3 barig |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 2 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze | 2 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 barley, |
| 3 | iti 1(disz)-kam iti 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3 | for 1 month and 13 months |
| 4 | sze-bi 6(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 6 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 5 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 6 | diri 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | surplus: 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 7 | nig2-ka9-ak ur-{d}ba-ba6 u2-IL2 | account of Ur-Baba he carried. |
| 8 | mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3 | year: “The house of Šara was erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 | Ur-Baba |
| 2 | dumu lu2-{d}[...] | son of Lu- |
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