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Nisaba 07, 38 (P283842)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 07, 38 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283842 |
| Museum no. | BM 025018 |
| 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 | 3(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 sze gur lugal | 36 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 1 sila3 10 shekels barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak | account of |
| 3 | mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) 2(asz) gur ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta | 62 gur from Ur-nigar, |
| 5 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur | total: 98 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 1 sila3 10 shekels |
| 6 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 7 | 4(ban2) kasz saga 1(ban2) kasz du | 4 ban2 fine beer, 1 ban2 regular beer, |
| 8 | 1(u) gur SZIM# | 10 gur of aromatics |
| 9 | sze-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 1(u) 7(disz) gin2# | its barley: 1 barig 1 ban2 17 shekels |
| 10 | x-x [...] | |
| 11 | sze-bi 3(asz)# 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3# [gur] | its barley: 3 gur 8 1/2 sila3 |
| 12 | [...] | |
| 13 | [...] 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3# | ... 7 1/2 sila3 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | szunigin 5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3# [gur] | total: 57 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 4 1/2 sila3 |
| 3 | zi-ga# | booked out |
| 4 | la2-ia3 4(u) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur | deficit: 43 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 6 2/3 sila3 |
| 5 | [... ur]-mes lu2 lunga | ... Urmes, the brewer |
| 6 | [...]-si4-ta | from ...-si |
| 7 | [...] ba#-a-la GAN2 | ... of the field |
| 8 | [mu us2-sa] ki#-masz{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed.&us201d |
Sources & licences
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