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Nisaba 08, 021 (P320496)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 08, 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P320496 |
| Museum no. | BM 103399b |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) |
| Coordinates | 32.0591, 45.2922 |
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 col 1' | ||
| 1 | [...] niga | ... grain-fed |
| 2 | [...] nin [...]-ka [...] en [... {d}]inanna# | ... lady ... lord ... Inanna |
| 3 | [...]-x{ki} | ...- |
| 4 | [...]-x-da | ... ... |
| 5 | [x] 2(u) | ... 20 |
| 6 | [u4 x] 1(u) 7(disz)-kam | the 17th day |
| obverse col 2' | ||
| 1 | [...] sila4# | ... lamb |
| 2 | [... {d}]nin#-hur-sag | ... Ninhursag |
| 3 | [... iri]-sa12-rig7{ki} | ... Irisagrig |
| 4 | [... {d}]en-lil2 | ... Enlil |
| 5 | [...] {d}nin-lil2 | ... Ninlil |
| 6 | mu#-kux(DU) ur-{d}tilla3 sanga | delivery of Ur-Tilla, the temple administrator |
| 7 | masz-tur sagi maszkim | Maštur, cupbearer, responsible official; |
| 8 | 1(u) 8(disz) udu#? | 18 sheep? |
| 9 | 1(u) 4(disz) masz2-gal | 14 large billy goats, |
| 10 | ba-usz2 e2-kiszib3-ba-sze3 | slaughtered, to the sealed house |
| 11 | 1(gesz'u) 3(u) 4(disz) | (total:) 104. |
| 12 | u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam | 22nd day, |
| 13 | 2(disz) udu niga na-ap-la-nu-um mar-tu | 2 sheep, grain-fed, for Naplanum, the Martu; |
| 14 | mu-kux(DU) ur-{d}nin-gal | delivery of Ur-Ningal |
| 15 | 3(disz) udu niga 1(disz) masz2-gal niga | 3 sheep, barley-fed, 1 full-grown billy goat, grain-fed |
| 16 | da-da gala# | Dada, the gala priest |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | mu-kux(DU) en-sza3-ku3#-[ge] en {d}nansze | delivery of Enša-kuge, en priestess of Nanshe |
| 2 | ARAD2-mu maszkim | ARADmu, responsible official; |
| 3 | 6(disz) | (total:) 6. |
| 4 | u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam | 23rd day, |
| 5 | 1(disz) masz2 niga {d}nanna | 1 grain-fed buck for Nanna, |
| 6 | mu-kux(DU) bu-u2-du | delivery of Budu; |
| 7 | masz-tur sagi maszkim | Maštur, cupbearer, responsible official; |
| 8 | 1(disz) | (total:) 1. |
| 9 | u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam | 24th day; |
| 10 | [x] sila4 {d}en-lil2 | x lambs for Enlil |
| 11 | [x] sila4 {d}nin-lil2 | x lambs for Ninlil |
| 12 | [mu]-kux(DU)# ur-{d}tilla3 sanga | delivery of Ur-Tilla, the temple administrator |
| 13 | [masz-tur] sagi# maszkim | Mashtur, cupbearer, responsible official |
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | [u4 x]-kam | the xth day |
| 16 | [...]-nun-na | ...-nuna |
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