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Nisaba 22, 057 (P318089)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 057 |
|---|---|
| ID | P318089 |
| Museum no. | BM 018483 |
| 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 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda lugal | 1 ban2 5 sila3 royal bread, |
| 2 | na-bi2-{d}en-lil2 dumu-lugal | Nabi-Enlil, the king's son |
| 3 | 1(ban2) ur-mu di-ku5 | 1 ban2, Ur-mu, the judge; |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3 sza-ru-um-ba-ni ra2-gaba | 2 sila3: Šarum-bani, the courier; |
| 5 | 6(disz) ra2-gaba 1(disz) sila3-ta | 6 rams, 1 sila3 each, |
| 6 | ninda-bi 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | its bread: 3 ban2 3 sila3 flour; |
| 7 | u4 1(disz)-kam u4 1(u) 4(disz)-sze3 | for 1 day, 14 days |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu2 mar-za zu2-si udu gukkal-sze3 gen-na | „Der Mann, der in deinem Mutterschaf schläft, ist zu den großen Lämmern gegangen. |
| 2 | zi#-ga | booked out |
| 3 | [iti] sze-il2-la | the month of Addarum |
| 4 | mu# hu-u4-uh2-u4-nu-ri#{ki#} ba-hul | year: “Ḫuḫ-nuri was destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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