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Nisaba 08, 089 (P320509)
Legal, Ur III, Nippur · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 08, 089 |
|---|---|
| ID | P320509 |
| Museum no. | BM 108908 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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) sag-munus | 1 female slave |
| 2 | sza-at-na-mi mu-ni-im | My name is Šatnami. |
| 3 | nig2-sa10-am3-bi 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | its exchange value: 4 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 4 | ki nin-an-dul3 u3 a-hu-szu-ni dumu-ni#-ta | from Nin-andul and Aḫušuni, her son |
| 5 | ad-da-kal-la | Addakala, |
| 6 | in-szi-sa10 | he bought. |
| 7 | du-du-az# | Duduza |
| 8 | szesz nin9-an-dul3 | brother of Nin-andul |
| 9 | gab2-gi-bi | its left side |
| 10 | igi szu-i3-li2-su | before Šu-ilissu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szesz nu-ur2-i3-li2 egir ensi2 | brother of Nur-ilī, after the governor |
| 2 | in-na-an-szum2 | he gave to him. |
| 3 | mu lugal-bi i3-pa3 | he swore by the name of the king. |
| 4 | 1(disz) szu-esz18-dar na4?(NI-UD)-ze2 | 1 Šu-Ishtar of ... stone |
| 5 | 1(disz) bu3-zu-lum nu-{gesz}kiri6 | 1 Buzulum, gardener, |
| 6 | 1(disz) {d}er3-ra-ba-ni | 1 Erra-bani, |
| 7 | 1(disz) e-rim3-mar-tu | 1 Erimmartu, |
| 8 | 1(disz) nu-ur2-{d}suen# [x] | 1 Nūr-Suen |
| 9 | mar-tu lu2 kas4 | Amurru, runner |
| 10 | lu2-inim-ma-bi-me#-esz2# | their witnesses |
| 11 | iti ezem-an-na | month "Festival of An," |
| 12 | mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul | year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | amar-{d}da-mu | Amar-Damu, |
| 2 | szabra {d}nin-isin2{si}-na | chief household administrator of Nininsina, |
| 3 | szu-i3-li2-szu | Šu-ilīzu, |
| 4 | dub-sar dumu-ni | scribe, his son |
Sources & licences
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