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Nisaba 22, 017 (P320230)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 017 |
|---|---|
| ID | P320230 |
| Museum no. | BM 023032 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 2 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 3 | e2-da-kisal lu2-{gesz}tukul | Eda-kisal, Lu-tukul |
| 4 | 1(u) sila3 kasz 1(u) sila3 ninda | 10 sila₃ beer, 10 silØ bread, |
| 5 | 1(u) gin2 i3 | 10 shekels oil, |
| 6 | ur-{d}szara2 lu2-{gesz}tukul | Ur-Šara, Lu-tukul |
| 7 | sa2-du11 u4 5(disz)-kam | regular offerings, 5th day; |
| 8 | a-sza3-sze3 gen-na | went to the field, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [n sila3 kasz n] sila3 ninda | n sila3 of beer, [n] sila of bread |
| 2 | 2(disz) [n] gin2 i3 | 2 n shekels oil |
| 3 | lugal#-[x x] gin2#? lu2 kas4# | Lugal-x ..., the courier |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 5 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 6 | ti-ti lu2-{gesz}tukul | the life of Lu-tukul |
| 7 | iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi | month: “Festival-of-Dumuzi,’ |
| 8 | zi-ga di-ku5 | booked out of the judgment |
| 9 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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