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Nisaba 22, 052 (P316273)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P316273 |
| Museum no. | BM 015069 |
| 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(disz) sila3 kasz | 6 sila3 beer |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 bread |
| 3 | 4(disz) gin2 i3 | 4 shekels oil, |
| 4 | lu2-banda3{da} | Lu-banda |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz | 5 sila3 beer |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 bread |
| 7 | 4(disz) gin2 i3 | 4 shekels oil, |
| 8 | puzur4-[...] | Puzur- |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz# | 3 sila3 of beer |
| 2 | 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila3 bread |
| 3 | 4(disz) gin2 i3 | 4 shekels oil, |
| 4 | am#-am lu2 kas4 | Wild bull, runner |
| 5 | [n] sila3# kasz | n sila3 beer |
| 6 | 6(disz)# sila3# ninda | 6 sila3 bread |
| 7 | 4(disz)# gin2 i3 | 4 shekels oil |
| 8 | a-pi5-la-ti lu2-{gesz}tukul-gu-la | the Apilāti, Lu-Tukulla |
| 9 | uri5{ki}-sze3 gen-na | to Ur went, |
| 10 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 11 | iti sze-il2-la | month: “Barley carried,’ |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu#-hul | year: “Amar-Suen, the king, Urbilum destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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