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Nisaba 07, 36 (P283840)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 07, 36 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283840 |
| Museum no. | BM 024999 |
| 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 | 5(disz) 5/6(disz)#! ma-na 1(disz)#? 1/2(disz) gin2 la2 1(disz) sze ku3-babbar | 5 5/6 mana 1 1/2 shekels less 1 barleycorns of silver |
| 2 | 4(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na {d}nin-eb-tum | 4 2/3 mana for Nin-ebtum, |
| 3 | si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak | account of |
| 4 | 2(gesz2) 6(asz) zu2-lum 1(disz) gin2-ta | 126 dates, 1 shekel each |
| 5 | ku3-bi 2(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2 | its silver: 2 mana 6 shekels; |
| 6 | 1(u) gu2 siki-gi 1(disz) ma-na-ta | 10 talents of reed, at 1 mina each, |
| 7 | ku3-bi 1(disz) ma-na | its silver: 1 mana |
| 8 | ki ur-ab-ba dumu ba-zi-ta | from Ur-abba, son of Bazi |
| 9 | 1(disz)# ma-na ku3-babbar# | 1 mina of silver |
| 10 | [ki x]-kal#-la-ta | from ...kalla |
| 11 | szunigin 9(disz) 5/6(disz)# ma-na 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2# la2 1(disz)# sze ku3-babbar | total: 9 5/6 mana 8 1/2 shekels less 1 grain silver |
| 12 | szunigin 4(disz) 2/3(disz)# ma-na {d}nin-eb-tum | total: 4 2/3 mana for Nin-ebtum |
| 13 | sag#-[nig2]-gur11-ra-kam | It is a gift |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 2 | 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) gu2 siki#-[gi n ma-na]-ta | 185 talents of reed, at n minas each |
| 3 | ku3-bi 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma#-[na] | its silver: 7 1/2 minas |
| 4 | kiszib3 en-dingir-mu nu#?-banda3#? | under seal of En-dingirmu, the superintendent |
| 5 | 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1/3(disz) sar kin sahar | 1060 1/3 sar soil, |
| 6 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) sze gur10 gur | 133 gur barley, |
| 7 | gurusz-e 1(u) gin2-ta | the lad 10 shekels each, |
| 8 | a2-bi 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 5(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | its labor: 166 workdays, male laborers, |
| 9 | gurusz 1(barig) a-a2 sza3-gal x 6(disz) sila3 sze-ta | The male laborers: 60 litres of barley each, |
| 10 | sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) 3(ban2)# 6(disz) sila3 gur lugal 4(barig)# n-ta#? | its barley: 96 gur 3 ban2 6 sila3 royal (measure) 4 barig ... each |
| 11 | ku3#-bi 2(disz) ma-na 1(u)#? gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(u) 2(disz) sze# | its silver: 2 minas 10 1/3 shekels 12 grains |
| 12 | e a-sza3 il-la-sze3 | to the house of the field of Ila; |
| 13 | kiszib3 al-la-[x-(x)] ku3-x [(x)] | under seal of Alla-..., |
| 14 | giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu szabra# [e2] | via Ur-Baba, son of the household manager |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 2 | 3(disz) ma-na ku3?-babbar#? | 3 minas of silver |
| 3 | ugu2 a-ku-[x] | upon Aku |
| 4 | 3(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3 | 3 1/4 shekels silver, |
| 5 | ugu2-a ga2-ga2 | on my account set |
| 6 | kiszib3 i3-kal-la dumu ur-zu | under seal of Ikalla, son of Urzu |
| 7 | 3(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na igi-esir2 4(u) ma-na-ta | 3 talents 30 minas of ebony at 40 mina each, |
| 8 | ku3-bi 5(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 | its silver: 5 1/4 shekels |
| 9 | kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma dumu sig4-ge | under seal of Ur-Lamma, son of Silvester; |
| 10 | ugu2-a ba-gar-gar | he placed upon it. |
| 11 | 1/3(disz){sza} ku3 | 1/3 (mina) of silver |
| 12 | kiszib3 na-mu | under seal of Namu |
| 13 | ugu2-a ga2-ga2 | on my account set |
| 14 | mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3 | year following: "The wall of the land was erected." |
| 15 | 5(u) 1(asz) gu2 esir2 had2 1(u) gu2-[ta?] | 51 talents of bitumen at 10 talents each |
| 16 | ku3-bi 5(disz) gin2 2(u) la2 1(disz) sze | its silver: 5 shekels 20 less 1 grains; |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | nig2#-ka9 lu2-unu{ki} dumu he2-ti | accounts of Lu-Unug, son of Heti |
| 2 | mu bad3 ma-da ba-du3 mu-gal2 | year: “The wall of the land was erected, he was there. |
| 3 | ugu2-a ba-a-gar | he placed upon it. |
| 4 | szunigin 5(disz) 5/6(disz)# 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | total: 5 5/6 1 1/2 shekels silver |
| 5 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 6 | la2-ia3 4(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 la2 1(disz) sze ku3 | deficit: 4 mana 7 shekels less 1 grain silver, |
| 7 | 4(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na SZIM {d}nin-eb-tum | 4 2/3 minas of aromatic resin of Nin-ebtum |
| 8 | la2-ia3-am3 | deficit. |
| 9 | ur-sa6-ga nu-banda3 gu-za-la2 | Ur-saga, the overseer of the throne bearers; |
| 10 | mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3 | year following: "The wall of the land was erected." |
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