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Nisaba 22, 029 (P317612)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 029 |
|---|---|
| ID | P317612 |
| Museum no. | BM 016340 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 2(ban2) | 6 sila3 beer, 2 ban2 |
| 2 | lugal-engar-du10 lu2 kin-gi4#-a lugal | Lugal-engardu, the royal messenger |
| 3 | a-sza3-ga# e3-a | coming out from the field |
| 4 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz | 3 sila3 of beer |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | iri-da#-na | Iridana |
| 2 | lu2 kin#-gi4-a# lugal | messenger of the king |
| 3 | ansze gu7-sze3 gen-na | going to feed the donkeys, |
| 4 | iti mu-szu-du7 | month: “mušudu, |
| 5 | mu {d}nanna kar-zi-da e2-a-na ba-an-ku4 | year: “Nanna of Karzida entered her house. |
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