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Nisaba 07, 37 (P283841)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 07, 37 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283841 |
| Museum no. | BM 025009 |
| 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 | [...] gur | ... gur |
| 2 | [...] lu2 lunga | ... the brewer |
| 3 | 3(u) gur kiszib3 lu2-an maszkim | 30 gur, under seal of Lu-an, the enforcer; |
| 4 | 1(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) kiszib3 ur-sukkal | 13 gur 3 barig under seal of Ur-sukkal |
| 5 | 3(asz) 4(barig) gur kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dub-sar | 3 gur 4 barig, under seal of Šeškalla, the scribe; |
| 6 | 3(asz) kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 3 seals: Lu-Ningirsu, son of Ur-Baba; |
| 7 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 al-la {d}nin-{d}su4-an-na | 1 (gur) 2 barig 3 ban2 under seal of Alla, Nin-Suanna |
| 8 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 64 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 9 | kiszib3 {d}lamma-iri-na | under seal of Lamma-irina |
| 10 | mu giri3 {d}dumu-zi-sze3 | by the foot of Dumuzi |
| 11 | 2(u) gur giri3 gu3-de2-a ab-ba-iri | 20 gur, via Gudea, the steward; |
| 12 | 1(u) 2(asz) giri3 ku5-da-mu dumu sanga uru11{ki} | 12 (gur) via Kudamu, son of the temple administrator of Urub |
| 13 | 1(u) 2(asz) giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 lunga | 12 (gur) via Ur-Baba, brewer |
| 14 | 5(asz) giri3 ur-{d}lamma gudu4 {d}pa-bil3-sag | 5, via Ur-Lamma, gudu of Pabilsag; |
| 15 | 2(barig) giri3 lugal-mudra5 sza3 ambar{ki} | 2 barig via Lugal-mudra in Ambar; |
| 16 | 8(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) dub gid2-da lu2 nig2-dab5-ke4-ne | 8 (gur) 4 barig 3 ban2 long tablet of the fugitives |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | 4 (gur) 2 barig 3 ban2 under seal of Lu-Ninšubur, son of Lu-Baba |
| 2 | 2(asz) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kiszib3 lu2-da-ga-ta ba-ra-tur | 2 (gur) 5 ban2 5 sila3 under the seal of Lu-daga was not returned. |
| 3 | giri3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu lugal#-iri-da | via Ur-Ningešzida, son of Lugal-irida |
| 4 | 4(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur | 133 gur 2 barig |
| 5 | ki {d}lamma-iri-na-ta | from Lamma-irina |
| 6 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 7 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) gur kiszib3 {d}lamma-iri-na | 180 gur, under seal of Lamma-irina |
| 8 | 1(asz) giri3 sa6-sa6-ga | 1, via Sasaga; |
| 9 | 2(barig) giri3 lu2-ba-a | 2 barig via Lubaya |
| 10 | ($ blank space $) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) gur | (total:) 121 gur 2 barig |
| 11 | zi-ga dub gid2-da | booked out, a long tablet |
| 12 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) gur kiszib3 1(disz)-a nu-ga2-ga2 ba-a-gar | 102 gur, under one seal not placed, deposited; |
| 13 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 2nd time |
| 14 | giri3 {d}lamma-iri-na | via Lamma-irina |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simurrum was destroyed. |
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