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Nisaba 07, 26 (P283830)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 07, 26 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283830 |
| Museum no. | BM 023683 |
| 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) n 9(disz)#? [...] | 9(?) ... |
| 2' | 1(asz) 4(barig) gur kiszib3 ka5-a#-mu# | 1 gur 4 barig, under seal of Ka’amu |
| 3' | dumu dab5-ba-me | sons seized, |
| 4' | 2(gesz2) 6(asz) kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu ur-mes | 126 (gur) under seal of Lu-dingira, son of Ur-mes |
| 5' | 7(asz) 4(barig) gur kiszib3 lugal-sza3-la2 e2-gu-za-la2 | 7 gur 4 barig, under seal of Lugal-šala of the E-guzala; |
| 6' | 6(asz) 3(barig) gur kiszib3 a2-sa6-ga | 6 gur 3 barig, under seal of Asaga; |
| 7' | 6(asz) 3(barig) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}suen | 6 gur 3 barig under seal of Ur-Suen |
| 8' | erin2#? e2-sukkal-me | The workers of the Esukkalmu |
| 9' | 6(asz) 1(barig) gur kiszib3 a-li-ah | 6 gur 1 barig, under seal of Aliah; |
| 10' | 6(asz) gur kiszib3 szu-i3-li2 | 6 gur, under seal of Šu-ili |
| 11' | 4(asz) 1(barig) gur kiszib3 lu2-{d}suen | 4 gur 1 barig, under seal of Lu-Suen |
| 12' | dumu dab5-ba-me | sons seized, |
| 13' | ki lugal-a-ma-ru-ta | from Lugal-amaru |
| 14' | 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 ur-ki-sal4-la | 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2, under seal of Ur-kisala |
| 15' | 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 lugal-mas-su | 1 (gur) 2 barig 3 ban2, under seal of Lugal-massu; |
| 16' | dumu dab5-ba-me | sons seized, |
| 17' | 4(u)#? 2(asz) gur iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | 42 gur, month: “Festival-of-Šulgi, |
| 18' | 4(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur iti mu-szu-du7 | 43 gur 2 barig, month: "mušudu;" |
| 19' | erin2 bala gub-ba-me | are the labor-troops stationed in bala. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu ur-mes | under seal of Lu-dingira, son of Ur-mes; |
| 2 | 4(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) kiszib3 a2-sa6-ga | 4 (gur) 3 barig 4 ban2, under seal of Asaga |
| 3 | 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) kiszib3 ur-{d}suen | 4 (gur) 2 barig 2 ban2, under seal of Ur-Suen |
| 4 | erin2 bala tusz-a e2-sukkal-me | We are the troops stationed in bala, in the Esukkalmu. |
| 5 | ki lu2-dingir-ra dumu ab-ba-mu-ta | from Lu-dingira, son of Abbamu |
| 6 | 2(u) 7(asz) kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra | 27 (gur), under seal of Lu-dingira; |
| 7 | ki lu2-{d}utu-ta | from Lu-Utu |
| 8 | 4(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra | 46 gur 1 barig 2 ban2, under seal of Lu-dingira, |
| 9 | ki ur-{d}nansze dumu lu2-gi-na-ta | from Ur-Nanše, son of Lugina |
| 10 | 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) gur kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra | 21 gur 1 barig, under seal of Lu-dingira |
| 11 | ki lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu {d}utu-bar-ra-ta | from Lu-Baba, son of Utu-bara |
| 12 | szunigin 6(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur | total: 656 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 |
| 13 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 14 | 4(asz) 2(barig) iti munu4-gu7 | 4 gur 2 barig, month: “Malt-feast,’ |
| 15 | 9(asz) 2(barig) iti ezem-{d?}dumu-zi | 9 (gur) 2 barig, month: “Festival-of-Dumuzi; |
| 16 | 4(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | 41 (gur) 1 barig, month: “Festival-of-Šulgi, |
| 17 | 4(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6 | 43 (gur) 3 barig, month: “Festival-of-Baba,’ |
| 18 | 4(u) 2(barig) iti mu-szu-du7 | 42 barig, month: "mušudu;" |
| 19 | 4(u) 7(asz) iti amar-a-a-si | 47 months, eponymy of Amar-asi. |
| 20 | [...] iti# sze-sag11-ku5 | ... month: “Harvest, |
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