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Nisaba 08, 046 (P320502)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 08, 046 |
|---|---|
| ID | P320502 |
| Museum no. | BM 103422 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) ab2 | 96 cows, |
| 2 | 1(disz) gu4 | 1 ox |
| 3 | 3(gesz2) 5(u) 9(disz)#? u8 | 199(?) ewes |
| 4 | [4(gesz2) 1(disz)] udu | 461 sheep |
| 5 | 4(u) [...] ud5 | 40 nanny goats |
| 6 | 1(u) 1(disz)? [...] kiszib3 lu2 didli-ne | 11(?) ..., under seal of various men |
| 7 | ki na#-sa6#-ta | from Nasa |
| 8 | ur-{d}[ba]-ba6# szu# ba-ti | Ur-Baba received |
| 9 | iti ezem-[{d}]nin#-[a]-zu | month: “Festival-of-Ninazu,’ |
| 10 | mu en# [{d}]nanna masz2#-[e] i3-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna by means of extispicy was chosen. |
| 11 | sag-nig2-gur11-ra-[kam] sza3-bi-ta | it is a debit; inside it |
| 12 | 3(u) 4(disz) ab2 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) u8# | 34 cows, 133 ewes |
| 13 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu# | 115 sheep |
| 14 | 2(u) 6(disz)# {munus}asz2-gar3# | 26 female kids |
| 15 | 1(gesz2) 1(disz) masz2# | 61 bucks |
| 16 | a-ra2 1(disz)-kam# | 1st time |
| 17 | iti sze-sag11-ku5# | month "Harvest," |
| 18 | mu en {d}nanna masz2#-[e i3]-pa3# | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna by means of extispicy was chosen. |
| 19 | 2(u) 3(disz) ab2 | 23 cows, |
| 20 | 2(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) u8 | 166 ewes, |
| 21 | [a]-ra2 2(disz)-kam# | 2nd time |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [iti masz-da3]-gu7# | month: "Gazelle feast," |
| 2 | mu# si-mu-ru-um{ki} [u3] lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam-[asz] ba-hul | year: “Simurum and Lullubu for the 9th time were destroyed. |
| 3 | sila#-ta e3-a# | coming out from the street |
| 4 | x x [na]-sa6 | ... is beautiful |
| 5 | 2(disz) ab2 x ki a [x] e2-an-na TUR | 2 cows ... Eanna ... |
| 6 | 2(disz) ab2 kiszib3 giri3-ni-i3-[sa6] dumu ur-{gesz}gigir# | 2 cows, under seal of Girini-isa, son of Ur-gigir |
| 7 | 1(disz) ab2 kiszib3 szesz-kal-la lu2 e2-a-ni-sza | 1 cow, under seal of Šeškalla, man of Ea-niša |
| 8 | sila-ta gur-ra | returned from the street |
| 9 | na-sa6-ra ba-an-gi4 | he returned to Nasa. |
| 10 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(disz) ab2 | total: 62 cows, |
| 11 | szunigin 3(gesz2) 5(u) 9(disz) u8 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu | total: 199 ewes, 95 sheep |
| 12 | szunigin 2(u) 6(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 1(gesz2) 1(disz) masz2 | total: 26 female kids, 61 billy goats |
| 13 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 14 | 3(u) 5(disz) gu4 2(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) udu | 35 oxen, 166 sheep |
| 15 | si-i3-tum | sītum-disease |
| 16 | nig2-ka9-ak ur-{d}ba-ba6 | account of Ur-Baba |
| 17 | iti a2-ki-ti | month: “Akitu,’ |
| 18 | mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} u3 lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam-asz ba-hul | year: “Simurum and Lullubu for the 9th time were destroyed. |
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