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Nisaba 22, 018 (P318878)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 018 |
|---|---|
| ID | P318878 |
| Museum no. | BM 019461 |
| 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(disz) sila3] kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda# | 2 liters of beer, 2 litres of bread |
| 2 | [2(disz)] gin2# i3 | 2 shekels oil |
| 3 | lugal-kal-ga lu2-{gesz}<tukul> | Lugalkalga, Lu-tukul |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 5 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 6 | gi4-gi4 lu2-{gesz}tukul | to return Lu-Tukulti |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 8 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 9 | lugal-di-ku5 lu2-{gesz}tukul | Lugaldiku, Lu-tukul |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 11 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | si-a lu2-{gesz}tukul | in the horn of Lu-tukul |
| 2 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 3 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 4 | ur-{d}en-ki lu2-{gesz}<tukul> | Ur-Enki, Lu-tukul |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3# ninda# | 2 liters of beer, 2 litres of bread |
| 6 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 7 | szu-e2-a lu2-{gesz}tukul | Šu’ea, Lu-tukul |
| 8 | iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi | month: “Festival-of-Dumuzi,’ |
| 9 | zi-ga di-ku5 | booked out of the judgment |
| 10 | mu# si-ma-a-num2{ki} [ba]-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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