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Nisaba 22, 049 (P318705)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P318705 |
| Museum no. | BM 019237 |
| 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 du | 5 sila3 regular beer, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3 | 3 sila3 bread, 4 shekels oil, |
| 3 | szu-i3-li2 sukkal | Šu-ilī, the messenger; |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 5 | 4(disz) gin2 i3 | 4 shekels oil, |
| 6 | szu-ma-ma lu2 kas4 | Šumama, the messenger |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 bread, |
| 8 | 4(disz) gin2 i3 | 4 shekels oil, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pu3-zu2-ur2-ha-ia3 sukkal | Puzuraya, the messenger; |
| 2 | szuszin{ki}-ta uri5{ki}-sze3 gen-na | from Susa to Ur went, |
| 3 | zi-ga iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi | booked out; month: “Festival of Dumuzi;’ |
| 4 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul | year: “Amar-Suen, king of Urbilum, destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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