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Nisaba 08, 028 (P320500)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 08, 028 |
|---|---|
| ID | P320500 |
| Museum no. | BM 103405 |
| 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 | [...] x | |
| 2 | [...] siskur2# gu#-[la?] | ... great siskur offerings |
| 3 | [u4] 4(disz)-kam# | 4th day |
| 4 | [x] gu4 niga 4(disz)#-kam us2# | x grain-fed oxen, 4th grade |
| 5 | [x] 2(disz) gu4 u2 | ... 2 oxen, grass-fed |
| 6 | [x] gu4 mu 2(disz) | x bulls, 2 years (old) |
| 7 | 1(disz) ab2 u2 {d}en-lil2 | 1 cow, grass-fed, for Enlil, |
| 8 | 1(disz) gu4 niga | 1 ox, grain-fed, |
| 9 | {d}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2# | the throne of Enlil |
| 10 | 1(disz) gu4 niga hur-sag-ga-lam-ma | 1 ox, grain-fed, Hursaŋgalama |
| 11 | sza3 e2 {d}en-lil2-la2 | in the temple of Enlil |
| 12 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz) | 1 bull, 3 years (old) |
| 13 | 1(disz) ab2 u2 {d}nin-lil2 | 1 cow, grass-fed, for Ninlil, |
| 14 | 1(disz) ab2 u2 | 1 cow, grass-fed, |
| 15 | {d}nin-hur-sag | For Ninḫursaga |
| 16 | 1(disz) gu4 u2 {d}inanna | 1 ox, grass-fed, for Inanna, |
| 17 | 1(disz) ab2 u2 | 1 cow, grass-fed, |
| 18 | {d}nin-ti2-ug5-ga | For Nintiuga |
| 19 | esz3-esz3 e2-u4-7(disz) | esh-eš-offerings, house-of-7 days; |
| 20 | lugal ku4?-ra | the king who entered |
| 21 | u4 5(disz)-kam | 5th day. |
| 22 | 1(disz) gu4 u2 | 1 ox, grass-fed, |
| 23 | 2(disz) ab2 u2 | 2 cows, grass-fed, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [x] gu4# u2# | x grass-fed oxen |
| 2 | 1(disz) ab2 u2# | 1 cow, grass-fed |
| 3 | {d#}nin-hur-sag# | For Ninḫursag |
| 4 | 1(disz) gu4 u2# {d}nusku# | 1 ox, grass-fed, Nusku |
| 5 | esz3#-esz3# e2 1(u) 5(disz) | Esh-esh, house 15 |
| 6 | lugal# ku4?#-ra# | for the king who entered |
| 7 | u4# 1(u) [(x)]-kam | 10th day |
| 8 | giri3 a-ba-{d}en-lil2-gin7 | via Aba-Enlilgin |
| 9 | 1(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2 | 1 ox, grain-fed, 4th grade, |
| 10 | {d}nin#-lil2 | For Ninlil |
| 11 | 1(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2 | 1 ox, grain-fed, 4th grade, |
| 12 | {d}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 | the throne of Enlil |
| 13 | sza3 e2 {d}[en]-lil2-la2 | in the temple of Enlil |
| 14 | e2-e# nig2# szum2#-ma | The temple, given a gift |
| 15 | 1(disz) gu4 niga du6-ku3 | 1 ox, grain-fed, of the Dukug, |
| 16 | 1(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2 | 1 ox, grain-fed, 4th grade, |
| 17 | {d}nin-lil2 | For Ninlil |
| 18 | siskur2 gu-la | the great offering |
| 19 | u4 2(u)-kam | 20th day |
| 20 | 1(disz) gu4 niga saga | 1 ox, grain-fed, fine quality, |
| 21 | 1(disz) gu4 niga 3(disz)-kam us2 | 1 ox, barley-fed, of 3rd grade |
| 22 | 3(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2 | 3 oxen, grain-fed, 4th grade, |
| 23 | {d}nin-lil2 | For Ninlil |
| 24 | 1(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2 | 1 ox, grain-fed, 4th grade, |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}nanna# | For Nanna |
| 2 | sza3 e2 {d}nin-lil2#-la2# | in the temple of Ninlil |
| 3 | u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam | 21st day, |
| 4 | 1(disz) gu4 niga 3(disz)-kam us2 | 1 ox, barley-fed, of 3rd grade |
| 5 | {d}nin-lil2 | For Ninlil |
| 6 | 1(disz) gu4 u2 | 1 ox, grass-fed, |
| 7 | {d}lugal-gu4-si-su | Lugal-gusisu, |
| 8 | 1(disz) gu4 u2 | 1 ox, grass-fed, |
| 9 | an-nu-ni-tum | Annunītum |
| 10 | 1(disz) ab2 u2 | 1 cow, grass-fed, |
| 11 | {d}nin-ti2-ug5-ga | For Nintiuga |
| 12 | sza3 bala a-ri | in the bala (of) Ari |
| 13 | nig2-dab5 ezem gu4-si-su | nigdab-offering of the festival of oxen-sisu, |
| 14 | lugal ku4?-ra | the king who entered |
| 15 | u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam | 22nd day, |
| 16 | giri3 {d}szul-gi-i3-li2 | via Šulgi-ili |
| 17 | 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz) {d}nin-lil2 | 1 ox, 2 years (old) for Ninlil |
| 18 | gu4# [(x)]-ge6-kam | ... black ox |
| 19 | [u4] 2(u) 8(disz)#-kam | 28th day |
| 20 | [x gu4 niga n-kam] us2 | x grain-fed ox(s), nth grade |
| 21 | [...]-u2#? | ...-u |
| 22 | [...]-lil2#? | ...-lil |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) gu4 u2 | 1 ox, grass-fed, |
| 2 | an-nu-ni-tum | Annunītum |
| 3 | esz3-esz3 e2 u4-sakar | Ešeš, the house of the storm, |
| 4 | lugal ku4?-ra | the king who entered |
| 5 | u4 3(u)-kam | 30th day. |
| 6 | giri3 puzur4-{d}en-lil2 | via Puzur-Enlil; |
| 7 | 4(u) 3(disz) gu4 | 43 oxen, |
| 8 | zi-ga lugal | booked out of the royal account |
| 9 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}inanna | under seal of Lu-Inanna; |
| 10 | 1(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2 | 1 ox, grain-fed, 4th grade, |
| 11 | puzur4-{d}en-lil2 i3-dab5 | Puzur-Enlil accepted; |
| 12 | 1(disz) ab2 u2 | 1 cow, grass-fed, |
| 13 | ba-usz2 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam | slaughtered, the 18th day; |
| 14 | kiszib3 szu-gi-bu-um | under seal of Šugibum |
| 15 | 4(u) 5(disz)# gu4 hi-a | 45 hi-a oxen |
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