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Nisaba 08, 100 (P320519)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 08, 100 |
|---|---|
| ID | P320519 |
| Museum no. | BM 114894 |
| 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 | 2(u) udu | 20 sheep |
| 2 | 1(u) 1(disz) sila4 gub | 11 lambs stationed, |
| 3 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) u8 | 96 ewes, |
| 4 | 1(u) 1(disz) kir11 gub | 11 female lambs stationed, |
| 5 | 3(disz) ud5 | 3 nanny goats |
| 6 | [szu]-gid2 |BAD3.AN|#[{ki}] | the šugid of Dūr |
| 1 | 2(u) udu | 20 sheep |
| 2 | 1(u) 1(disz) sila4 gub | 11 lambs stationed, |
| 3 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) u8 | 96 ewes, |
| 4 | 1(u) 1(disz)# kir11 gub | 11 female lambs stationed |
| 5 | 3(disz) ud5 | 3 nanny goats |
| 6 | szu-gid2 |BAD3.AN|{ki} | the šugid of Dūr |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki [...] | the place of |
| 2 | ab-ba-sa6-[ga] i3-dab5 | Abbasaga accepted; |
| 3 | kiszib3# na-ra-am#-[i3]-li2# | under seal of Naram-ili |
| 4 | iti ezem-mah# | month “Festival-of-Maḫ, |
| 5 | mu {d}amar#-{d}[suen] lugal# | year: “Amar-Suen is king. |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [{d}]szul#-gi | Šulgi |
| 2 | nita# kal-ga | strong man |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | king of Ur |
| seal 1 col 2 | ||
| 1 | na-ra-am#-i3-li2 | Naram-ilī |
| 2 | sukkal i3-du8 | minister of the doorkeepers |
| 3 | ARAD2-zu | your servant. |
Sources & licences
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