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Nisaba 22, 059 (P320142)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P320142 |
| Museum no. | BM 022920 |
| 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 [x] sila3 ninda | 2 sila3 beer, x sila 3 bread |
| 2 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 3 | sza3 iri | in the inner city |
| 4 | 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 dabin | 1 jug of wort, 5 sila3 of dabin-flour, |
| 5 | kaskal-sze3 | to the road |
| 6 | i3-zu lu2-{gesz}tukul | your oil, Lu-tukul |
| 7 | 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) ninda | 60 litres of beer at 1 barig per (gur) of bread |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1 sila3 sesame oil |
| 9 | elam szi-ma-asz-gi4{ki}-me | Elam and Šimaški |
| 10 | szi-ma-asz-gi4{ki}-sze3 du-ne-ne | they went to Šimaški. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3-na-a-du11 sukkal-mah | U-na-a-du, the chief minister |
| 2 | giri3 i3-zu lu2-{gesz}tukul | via Izu, Lu-tukul |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 4 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 5 | sza3 iri | in the inner city |
| 6 | 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 dabin | 1 jug of wort, 5 sila3 of dabin-flour, |
| 7 | kaskal-sze3 | to the road |
| 8 | a-bi2-sa6-sa6 lu2-{gesz}tukul | Abī-sasa, Lu-tukul |
| 9 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 10 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ 14th day, eponymy of Šamaš-šarru-uṣur. |
| 11 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal | year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
Sources & licences
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