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Nisaba 07, 49 (P283853)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 07, 49 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283853 |
| Museum no. | BM 025813 |
| 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 | 6(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal | 6 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 8 sila3 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 3 | 7(disz) gin2 1(u) 9(disz) sze ku3 | 7 shekels 19 grains silver, |
| 4 | sze-bi 6(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 6 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 5 | diri 7(disz) sila3 sze | surplus: 7 sila3 barley |
| 6 | a-tu szu ba-ti | Atu received. |
| 7 | mu en {d}nanna masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna by means of extispicy was chosen. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mu#-du | he built. |
| 2 | giri3 gu3-de2-a ab-ba-iri | via Gudea, the steward; |
| 3 | nig2-ka9-ak | accounts |
| 4 | ur-sa6-ga dumu dub-sar-mah | Ur-saga, child of the scribe, |
| 5 | mu# an#-sza#-an#{ki#} ba-hul | year: “Anšan was destroyed. |
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