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Nisaba 22, 053 (P317743)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P317743 |
| Museum no. | BM 017995 |
| 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 | 2(ban2) kasz lugal | 2 ban2 royal beer, |
| 2 | 2(disz) dug dida | 2 jugs of wort, |
| 3 | 1(barig) dabin | 1 barig flour, |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1/2 sila3 of sesame oil |
| 5 | elam ki-masz{ki} u3 elam za-ul uri5{ki}-sze3 de6-a-me | Elam of Kimaš and Elam, the guardian of Ur, are ours. |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz | 5 sila3 beer |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 bread |
| 8 | 4(disz) gin2 i3-gesz | 4 shekels sesame oil |
| 9 | ARAD2-{d}nanna sukkal | Warad-Nanna, vizier |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(ban2) kasz | 4 ban2 of beer |
| 2 | 1(disz) dug dida | 1 jug of wort, |
| 3 | 1(barig) dabin | 1 barig flour, |
| 4 | elam ki-masz{ki} u3 za-ul uri5{ki}-ta de6-a-me | Elam, Kimaš, and the border of Ur are our conquerors. |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 bread, |
| 6 | 4(disz) gin2 i3-gesz | 4 shekels sesame oil |
| 7 | ARAD2-{d}nanna sukkal | Warad-Nanna, vizier |
| 8 | iti sze-il2-la | month: “Barley carried,’ |
| 9 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} <mu>-hul | year: “Amar-Suen, the king, Urbilum destroyed. |
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