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Nisaba 07, 34 (P283838)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 07, 34 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283838 |
| Museum no. | BM 024991 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) sze gur | 11 gur 2 barig barley, |
| 2 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}ig-alim lu2 e2 sanga | under seal of Lu-Igalim, man of the temple administrator; |
| 3 | 2(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}su4-an-na e2-kas4 | 2 gur, under seal of Ur-Suanna, the courier; |
| 4 | 4(asz) gur kiszib3 nimgir-ki-ag2 | 4 gur, under seal of Nimgir-kiag; |
| 5 | 6(asz) gur kiszib3 nam-iri-na | 6 gur, under seal of Namirina |
| 6 | 3(asz) gur lu2-{d}pa-bil3-ga | 3 gur, Lu-Pabilga |
| 7 | 1(asz) gur kiszib3 lu2-nin-ga2 | 1 gur, under seal of Lu-ninga |
| 8 | 5(asz) gur kiszib3 iri-ta | 5 gur, under seal of the city; |
| 9 | 6(asz) gur kiszib3 lu2-{d}du | 6 gur, under seal of Lu-du |
| 10 | e2 uru11{ki}-me | the house of Urub, |
| 11 | 1(u) gur kiszib3 puzur4-esz18-dar | 10 gur, under seal of Puzur-Ištar |
| 12 | 3(gesz2) 5(u) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 220 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 13 | kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3 | its sealed tablets: 2 |
| 14 | sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2 | chief of the k-equids |
| 15 | kiszib3 ab-ba-gu-la | under seal of Abbagula |
| 16 | 1(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra | 1 gur, under seal of Ur-badtibira |
| 17 | giri3 nam-zi-tar-ra | via Namzitara |
| 18 | 3(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}al-la | 3 gur, under seal of Ur-Alla; |
| 19 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur kiszib3 lu2-{d}dumu-zi | 1 gur 1 barig under seal of Lu-Dumuzi |
| 20 | giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz lugal-igi-husz | via Ur-Baba, brother of Lugal-igihuš |
| 21 | 6(asz) gur kiszib3 e2-ur2-bi | 6 gur, under seal of E-urbi |
| 22 | e2 {d}dumu-zi | the temple of Dumuzi |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) gur giri3 da-da-ga-mu ugula usz-bar | 16 gur 1 barig via Dadagamu, foreman of weavers; |
| 2 | 1(u) gur giri3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki} | 10 gur, via Ur-Ninmar |
| 3 | kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim dumu gu-za-ni | under seal of Ur-Igalim, son of Guzani |
| 4 | 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur | 12 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 4 sila3 |
| 5 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}dumu-zi | under seal of Lu-Dumuzi; |
| 6 | giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-ma-ma | via Ur-Baba, son of Ur-Mama |
| 7 | 3(asz) gur kal-kal-sag-ga2 | 3 gur, Kalkalsag; |
| 8 | 4(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-dun muhaldim | 4 gur, under seal of Ur-Dun, the cook; |
| 9 | 3(asz) 3(barig) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 {d}mes-lam-ta-e3 | 3 gur 3 barig under seal of Ur-Šulpae and Meslamtae |
| 10 | 1(u) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-mes | 10 gur, under seal of Ur-Lamma, son of Urmes |
| 11 | 1(gesz2)# 3(u) 6(asz)#? gur i3-dub a-sza3 sze3-asz-du7-ta | 96(?) gur, from the depot of the field Še-ašdu |
| 12 | kiszib3 szesz-kal-la | under seal of Šeškalla |
| 13 | giri3 ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra | via Ur-badtibira; |
| 14 | 1(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma dumu u2-da | 1 gur, under seal of Ur-Lamma, son of Uda |
| 15 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur kiszib3 ur-mes | 1 gur 2 barig 5 ban2, under seal of Ur-mes, |
| 16 | 3(u) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 30 gur, under seal of Ur-Baba |
| 17 | 6(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 1(disz)-a mu-szu-an | 6 (gur) 3 barig 3 ban2, under seal of 1 āšuan, |
| 18 | kiszib3 ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra | under seal of Ur-badtibira; |
| 19 | 2(gesz2) 6(asz) 4(barig) gur sze-ba usz-bar | 126 gur 4 barig barley of the weavers, |
| 20 | kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu lugal-dalla | under seal of Lu-dingira, son of Lugal-dalla |
| 21 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 105 sila3 |
| 22 | kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki} | under seal of Ur-Ninmar; |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 2(asz) gur kiszib3 lugal-u2-szim-e | 2 gur, under seal of Lugal-ušime |
| 2 | sze-ba geme2 usz-bar | barley rations of female weavers |
| 3 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 198 gur 4 barig 5 sila3 |
| 4 | ur-{d}nin-mar{ki} a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | Ur-Ninmar for the 1st time |
| 5 | 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 4 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 6 | kiszib3 du11-ga-ni | under seal of Dugani |
| 7 | 3(asz) gur kiszib3 lu2-GIN2 | 3 gur, under seal of Lu-gina |
| 8 | 1(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}da-mu | 1 gur, under seal of Ur-Damu |
| 9 | 4(barig) kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-a-zu | 4 barig, under seal of Ur-Ninazu |
| 10 | 3(asz) 1(barig) gur kiszib3 ur-sukkal | 3 gur 1 barig, under seal of Ur-sukkal; |
| 11 | kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal | under seal of Ur-Nungal; |
| 12 | 2(asz) gur kiszib3 lugal-zuluhu2 e2 dagx(KWU844)-sze3 | 2 gur, under seal of Lugal-zuluhu, to the house of Dag; |
| 13 | 1(asz) gur kiszib3 szesz-szesz lu2 azlag2 | 1 gur, under seal of Šeš-szēzib, the miller; |
| 14 | 2(barig) giri3 me-me nu-dab5-ba | 2 barig, via Meme not seized; |
| 15 | 3(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 126 gur 2 barig 5 sila3 |
| 16 | sze-ba lu2 azlag2 | barley rations of the fuller |
| 17 | kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim dumu gu-za-ni | under seal of Ur-Igalim, son of Guzani |
| 18 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 2nd time |
| 19 | 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur | 92 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 |
| 20 | ki {d}kal-kal-na-ta | from Kalkalna |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 2 | 6(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur su-ga | 6 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 of suaga-flour, |
| 3 | ur-gu2-en-na dumu lu2-dingir-ra | Ur-gu-ena, son of Lu-dingira, |
| 4 | 1(asz) gur giri3 lu2-sa6-ga dub-sar | 1 gur via Lu-saga, the scribe; |
| 5 | ($ blank space $) 7(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur | (total:) 7 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 |
| 6 | ki ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra | from Ur-Dibira |
| 7 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 8 | 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 114 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 |
| 9 | ki {d}lamma-iri-na-ta | from Lamma-irina |
| 10 | kiszib3 ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra | under seal of Ur-badtibira; |
| 11 | dub gid2-da | long tablet |
| 12 | mu [si]-mu#-ru-um{ki} ba-hul# | year: “Simurrum was destroyed. |
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