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Nisaba 07, 51 (P283855)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 07, 51 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283855 |
| Museum no. | BM 027078 |
| 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 | 4(gesz2) u8 | 240 ewes, |
| 2 | 3(u) la2 1(disz) ud5 | 29 nanny goats, |
| 3 | 2(gesz2) masz2-nita2 | 120 male goats, |
| 4 | udu u2-du-lu-ta | from the sheep herdsman |
| 5 | ba-a-a i3-dab5 | Baya accepted; |
| 6 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(gesz2) u8 3(u) la2 1(disz) ud5 | 420 ewes, 30 less 1 nanny goats, |
| 2 | 2(gesz2) masz2-nita2 | 120 male goats, |
| 3 | sa2-du11 {d}nin-gir2-su-sze3 | regular offerings of Ningirsu, |
| 4 | si-du3 i3-dab5 | he took as a loan. |
| 5 | iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2 | month: “Oxen-drivers, |
| 6 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul | year: “Amar-Suen, the king, Urbilum destroyed. |
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