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Nisaba 08, 178 (P320597)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 08, 178 |
|---|---|
| ID | P320597 |
| Museum no. | BM 117244 |
| 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 | 2(disz) udu hur-sag | 2 sheep of the mountain range |
| 2 | 3(disz) u8 hur-sag | 3 ewes of the mountain range |
| 3 | 1(disz) u8 szimaszgi2 | 1 ewe, Šimaškian, |
| 4 | 1(disz) masz-da3 | 1 gazelle, |
| 5 | ba-usz2 u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam | slaughtered, 24th day; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki a-hu-ni-ta | from Ahuni |
| 2 | ur-nigar{gar} | Ur-nigar |
| 3 | szu ba-ti | received. |
| 4 | iti ezem-me-ki-gal2 | month: “Festival-of-Mekigal,’ |
| 5 | mu ur-bi2#-lum{ki} ba-hul# | year: “Urbilum was destroyed. |
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