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Nisaba 07, 52 (P283856)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 07, 52 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283856 |
| Museum no. | BM 027227 |
| 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' | [...] x mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} | ... year: “Simurrum. |
| 2' | [n] 2(barig) 3(disz) sila3 gur# | n gur 2 barig 3 sila3 |
| 3' | [mu] ki-masz{ki} | year: “Kimaš. |
| 4' | [n] 1(asz) 3(ban2) gur | ... 1 gur 3 ban2 |
| 5' | [n] ma#-na 7(disz) gin2 [igi n]-gal2 la2 6(disz) sze ku3 | n minas 7 shekels ... less 6 grains silver |
| 6' | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} | year after: “Kimaš. |
| 7' | 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur | 11 gur 4 barig |
| 8' | 5(disz) gin2 la2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 | 5 less 1/6 shekels |
| 9' | sze gur10 hun#?-ga2 | barley rations, hired(?) |
| 10' | giri3# lu2-igi#-sa6-sa6 | via Lu-igisasa |
| 11' | u3 a-kal-la | and Akalla |
| 12' | 5(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3# gur | 5 gur 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 13' | mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} | Year: Urbilum |
| 14' | 2(u) 5(asz)? 3(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur | 25 gur 3 ban2 2/3 sila3 |
| 15' | 1(u) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3 | 15/6 shekel silver, |
| 16' | mu ki-masz{ki} | year: “Kimaš. |
| 17' | 5(asz)# 2(barig)# 2(ban2)# [...] | 5 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | x [...] | |
| 2 | mu us2-sa ki-[masz{ki}] | year following: “Kimaš. |
| 3 | 1(asz) gur sze gur# | 1 gur barley |
| 4 | giri3 nagar-sza3-kusz2# | via Nagar-šakush |
| 5 | u3 ab-ba-sa6#-[ga] | and Abbasaga |
| 6 | 2/3(disz){sza} 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) sze ku3 | 28 1/2 shekels 10 grains silver, |
| 7 | ki i-ta-e3-a-ta | from Itaea |
| 8 | szunigin 5(u) 9(asz) 2(barig)# 2(ban2)# 5(disz)#? 1/3(disz)# sila3# gur | total: 59 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 5 1/3 sila3 |
| 9 | szunigin 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-[na] 6(disz)# [1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 4(disz) sze ku3] | total: 1 5/6 mana 6 1/2 shekels 14 grains silver |
| 10 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 11 | 5(u) 8(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 58 gur 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 12 | kiszib3 ma-ni | under seal of Mani |
| 13 | sza3 gir2-su{ki} | in Girsu |
| 14 | 5(u) n [...] | 50[+n ...] |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | gir2-[...] | ... axe |
| 2 | x x x | |
| 3 | a-ra2# [1(disz)-kam] | 1st time |
| 4 | 4(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 x [...] | 4 (gur) 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 5 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 2nd time |
| 6 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur | under seal of Lu-Ninšubur |
| 7 | dumu usz!-mu | son of Ušmu |
| 8 | sza3 e2-kikken2 | in the millhouse |
| 9 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur | 1 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 |
| 10 | sza3-gal udu! niga | fodder of grain-fed sheep |
| 11 | kiszib3 lugal#-gu2-gal | under seal of Lugal-gugal |
| 12 | dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | son of Lu-Baba, |
| 13 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 1(u) sze ku3 | 1 1/2 mana 7 shekels 10 grains silver, |
| 14 | dub-sag | chief scribe |
| 15 | 3(disz) gin2 1(u) sze ku3 | 3 shekels 10 grains silver, |
| 16 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 17 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 la2 6(disz) sze [ku3] | 4 1/2 shekels less 6 grains silver |
| 18 | x x x | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | giri3# lugal-ki-gal-la | via Lugalkigala |
| 2 | kiszib3 ensi2 | under seal of the governor |
| 3 | 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 ku3 | 12 shekels silver, |
| 4 | kiszib3 i3-kal-la | under seal of Ikalla |
| 5 | dumu# ur-zu | son of Urzu |
| 6 | szunigin# 5(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2)# gur | total: 51 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 |
| 7 | szunigin# [1(disz)] 5/6(disz) ma-na 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 4(disz) sze ku3 | total: 1 5/6 mana 6 1/2 shekels 14 grains silver |
| 8 | zi#-ga | booked out |
| 9 | [la2-ia3] 8(asz) 5(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur | deficit: 8 gur 5 ban2 5 1/3 sila3 |
| 10 | [nig2]-ka9#-ak | account |
| 11 | [x (x)]-du#?-a | ...dua |
| 12 | kiszib3#? x-ba-ba [...] | under seal of |
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