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Nisaba 22, 056 (P317445)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 056 |
|---|---|
| ID | P317445 |
| Museum no. | BM 016119 |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 2 | 4(disz) gin2 i3 | 4 shekels oil, |
| 3 | lu2-sa6-i3-zu | Lu-sa-izu |
| 4 | 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 ban2 beer, 2 ban2, bread, 15 shekels oil, |
| 5 | sa2-du11 u4 4(disz)-kam | regular offerings, 4th day; |
| 6 | sze-ni lu2-{gesz}tukul uri5{ki}-ta gen-na | his son, who went with the weapon of Ur, |
| 7 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 ban₂ 5 sila3 beer, 1ban<5 sila> bread, |
| 8 | [n] gin2 i3 sa2-du11 u4 3(disz)-[kam] | n shekels of oil, regular offering for 3 days |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda [1(u) 5(disz)? gin2 i3] | 2 ban2 beer, 2 ban2, bread, 15 shekels oil |
| 2 | sa2-du11 u4 4(disz)-kam | regular offerings, 4th day; |
| 3 | lu2-{d}en-ki sukkal szuszin{ki}-ta gen-na | came from Lu-Enki, the minister of Susa. |
| 4 | 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 ban2 beer, 2 ban2, bread, 15 shekels oil, |
| 5 | sa2-du11 u4 4(disz)-kam | regular offerings, 4th day; |
| 6 | uri5{ki} gi-gi lu2 kas4 szuszin{ki}-ta du | Ur, the reedbed, the messenger who goes from Susa |
| 7 | iti ezem-{d}li9-si4 | month: “Festival-of-Lisi,’ |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul | year: “Ḫuḫunuri was destroyed. |
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