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Nisaba 08, 052 (P320503)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 08, 052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P320503 |
| Museum no. | BM 103429 |
| 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)
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 | 1(disz) sila4 a-[x-x]-ta | 1 lamb from ... |
| 2 | 1(disz) sila4 puzur4-{d}nin-sun2#? | 1 lamb (for) Puzur-Ninsun |
| 3 | 4(disz) [{d}utu-he2-du7] gudu4 {d}nin-girimx(|A.BU.DU|) | 4 (mana wool for) Utu-hedu, gudu priest of Ningirim |
| 4 | 1(disz) u8 na-silim | 1 ewe, Nasilim, |
| 5 | 1(disz) gu4 5(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4 | 1 ox, 5 sheep, 1 lamb |
| 6 | lu2-{d}nin-za-ar la-gi-pu-um | Lu-Ninzār, the lagipum |
| 7 | ugula sza-ru-um-ba#-ni# | foreman: Šarrum-bani |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila4 ensi2 nibru[{ki}] | 1 lamb, governor of Nippur |
| 9 | 2(disz) sila4 dumu szar-ru-um-ba-ni | 2 lambs, son of Sargon |
| 10 | 1(disz) sila4 en {d}inanna#? | 1 lamb (for) the lord of Inanna(?) |
| 11 | 1(disz) sila4 a2-bi2-dingir | 1 lamb of Abī-ilum, |
| 12 | 1(disz) sila4 bu-la-mu# | 1 lamb (from) Balamu |
| 13 | 1(disz) masz2 ba-da-x | 1 billy goat ... |
| 14 | 1(disz) sila4 KU?-[...] | 1 lamb (from) KU- |
| 15 | 1(disz) sila4 szu-[...] | 1 lamb, Šu- |
| 16 | [n] sila4 ur-gu2-en#?-na# | n lambs for Ur-guena |
| 17 | [n] sila4# szu-{d}szul-gi | n lambs for Šu-Šulgi |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-a | ...-a |
| 2 | [...]-x | |
| 3 | [n] sila4# x-[...] | n lambs ... |
| 4 | [n] sila4 lu2-dam?-ki? 6(disz)? | n lambs for Lu-damki?, 6(?) |
| 5 | [n] sila4 i-szar-ru-um | n lambs for Išarrum |
| 6 | [n] sila4 a-bu-um-dingir | n lambs for Abu-um-ilum |
| 7 | [n] 1(disz) sila4 mu-ur-din-gaba | n 1 lamb of Ur-dingaba |
| 8 | [n] 1(disz) sila4# szu-kab-ta2 | n 1 lamb, Šukabta |
| 9 | 1(u) [n] 1(disz) sila4 6(disz) masz2 nu-banda3 u3# x na#? NI# | n+1 lamb, 6 billy goats, the overseer and ... |
| 10 | ugula szar-ru-um-ba-ni | foreman: Sharrum-bani; |
| 11 | 1(disz) masz2 i-ku-num2 | 1 billy goat, Ikunum, |
| 12 | 1(disz) masz2 a-da-lal3 | 1 billy goat, Adalal |
| 13 | 1(disz) masz2 x x x | 1 billy goat ... |
| 14 | 1(disz) x [x]-i3-li2 | 1 ...-ili |
| 15 | [ugula szar-ru]-um-ba-ni | foreman: Sharrum-bani |
| 16 | 1(disz)#? x pa4-sir2 nu-banda3#? | 1(?) ..., superintendent(?) |
| 17 | 1(disz) sila4 [x?] x ad# x szu# | 1 lamb ... |
| 18 | 1(disz) sila4 x x NE | 1 lamb ... |
| 19 | 1(disz) sila4 i-na-ba#-nu#-um | 1 lamb (for) Ina-banum |
| 20 | 1(disz) sila4 dingir?-x-[...] NE | 1 lamb (for) Dingir- |
| 21 | 2(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu? ensi2 szuruppak[{ki}] | 2 sheep, barley-fed, 1 sheep (for) the governor of Shuruppak |
| 22 | sza3 kaskal ma2 gid2-da | within the journey of the barge punted |
| 23 | u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam x x x x | 15th day |
| left | ||
| 1 | giri3 nu-ur2-{d}suen dub-sar | via Nur-Suen, the scribe; |
| 2 | iti u5-bi2-gu7 | month: “Ubi-gū7, |
| 3 | mu en# {d#}nanna# kar#-zi-da [ba]-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna of Karzida was installed. |
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