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Nisaba 07, 40 (P283844)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 07, 40 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283844 |
| Museum no. | BM 025086 |
| 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 | 2(disz) iz-zi kin til-la {gesz}taskarin | 2 (pieces of) izzi-wood, finished, of a date palm. |
| 2 | gid2-bi 4(disz) kusz3 5(disz) szu-si-ta | its length 4 cubits 5 fingers each, |
| 3 | gu-nigin2-bi 1/2(disz) kusz3 3(disz) szu-si-ta | its total: 1/2 cubit, 3 fingers each; |
| 4 | 1(disz) {gesz}sag-erim2 kin til-la {gesz}taskarin | 1 sag-erim, finished work, boxwood, |
| 5 | gid2-bi 2(disz)# kusz3 gu-nigin2-bi 1/2(disz) kusz3 3(disz) szu-si | its length 2 cubits, its circumference 1/2 cubit 3 fingers |
| 6 | 2(disz) {gesz}gu-za nita x x x {zabar}nig2-a | 2 throne(s), male ..., bronze, |
| 7 | 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za sal gar3-ba zabar gar-ra | 1 throne, plated with bronze, |
| 8 | iz-zi sag-erim2-bi {gesz}taskarin-am3 | Its enemies are a boxwood tree |
| 9 | kab-bi {gesz}ab-ba me-luh-ha-kam | Its upper part is a “seizing-of-the-mouth’-plant of meluḫa-plant. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) {gesz}giri3-gub {gesz}mes | 1 pole of mes wood, |
| 2 | 1(disz) {gesz}banszur ha-lu-ub2 sag 1(disz) kusz3-am3 i3-gal2 | 1 table of halu’ub, its head being 1 cubit, is here. |
| 3 | 1(disz) {gesz}ma-al-tum {gesz}ha-lu-ub2 | 1 maltum tree, ḫallub tree |
| 4 | 1(disz) nigin2 {gesz}mes ge6 | 1 piece of black mes tree, |
| 5 | gid2-bi [...] 1(disz) kusz3 gu-nigin2-bi 1(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3 | its length ... 1 cubit, its circumference 1 1/3 cubits |
| 6 | szunigin ku3-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 | total, its silver: 1/2 mana 1 shekel |
| 7 | ki szesz-kal-la-ta | from Sheshkalla |
| 8 | ur-ki-ku3-ga szu ba-ti | Ur-kikuga received. |
| 9 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 10 | 5(asz) sze gur lugal | 5 gur of barley, royal (measure), |
| 11 | ku3-bi 1(u) gin2 | its silver: 10 shekels |
| 12 | giri3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a sza13-dub-ba | via Lu-Narua, chief accountant; |
| 13 | la2-ia3 1/3(disz){sza} 1(disz) gin2 ku3 | deficit: 1/3 (mana) 1 shekel silver; |
| 14 | ki ur-ki-ku3-ga-ka | from Ur-ki-kug |
| 15 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 16 | mu e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3 | year: “The house of Puzriš-Dagan was erected. |
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