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Nisaba 07, 43 (P283847)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 07, 43 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283847 |
| Museum no. | BM 025191 |
| 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 | 1(gesz2) sze gur | 60 gur of barley, |
| 2 | sza3 kiszib3-ba ur-nigar{gar} sza13-dub-ba lugal | under seal of Ur-nigar, royal treasurer; |
| 3 | giri3 lu2 nag-su{ki} | via Nagsu; |
| 4 | 2(asz) kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal | 2 sealed tablets of Ur-Nungal |
| 5 | 4(asz) kiszib3 lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3 u2-du:lu | 4 (gur) under seal of Lu-Igimaše, cattle manager; |
| 6 | 2(asz) kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 {d}mes-lam-ta-e3-a | 2 (gur) under seal of Ur-Šulpa’e, Meslamta'ea |
| 7 | 2(asz) 1(barig) kiszib3 lu2-{d}suen-ka sa12-du5 | 2 (gur) 1 barig under seal of Lu-Suenka, chief surveyor; |
| 8 | 3(asz) kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su {d}nam2-nun | 3 (gur) under seal of Lu-Ningirsu, Namnun |
| 9 | 3(barig) kiszib3 sza3-ku3-ge | 3 barig, under seal of Ša-kuge |
| 10 | 5(asz) kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}-ka e2-usz-bar | 5 (gur) under seal of Ur-Ninmar, the house of weavers |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) sze-ba ug3-IL2 e2-gal | 4 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 barley rations for the porters of the palace, |
| 2 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur | under seal of Lu-Ninšubur |
| 3 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur | total: 83 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 |
| 4 | sza3 e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da | in the temple of Ningešzida |
| 5 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 6 | 1(u) gur giri3 ur-lugal | 10 gur via Ur-lugal; |
| 7 | 4(barig) 2(ban2) sze nag-ambar | 4 barig 2 ban2 barley, nagambar, |
| 8 | 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 15 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 9 | giri3 dingir-kal-la | via Dingir-kala |
| 10 | 2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 26 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 11 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 12 | 5(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 56 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 13 | dub gid2-da mu-kux(DU) | long tablet of delivery. |
| 14 | ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da | from Ur-Ningešzida |
| 15 | kiszib3 ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra | under seal of Ur-badtibira; |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simurrum was destroyed. |
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