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Nisaba 08, 372 (P321023)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 08, 372 |
|---|---|
| ID | P321023 |
| Museum no. | BM 127426 |
| 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 | 9(disz) udu e2-muhaldim u4 1(disz)-kam | 9 sheep for the kitchen, 1st day, |
| 2 | 2(disz) udu e2-muhaldim u4 2(disz)-kam | 2 sheep for the kitchen, 2nd day, |
| 3 | 5(disz) udu u4 4(disz)-kam | 5 sheep on the 4th day, |
| 4 | 5(disz) udu u4 5(disz)-kam | 5 sheep on the 5th day, |
| 5 | 5(disz) udu u4 7(disz)-kam | 5 sheep on the 7th day, |
| 6 | 3(disz) udu u4 8(disz)-kam | 3 sheep on the 8th day, |
| 7 | 1(disz) udu u4 9(disz)-kam | 1 sheep on the 9th day, |
| 8 | 5(disz) udu u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam 5(disz) udu u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam | 5 sheep on the 11th day, 5 sheep for the 12th day |
| 9 | 4(disz) udu u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam | 4 sheep on the 13th day, |
| 10 | 4(disz) udu u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam | 4 sheep on the 14th day, |
| 11 | 3(disz) udu u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam | 3 sheep on the 15th day, |
| 12 | 5(disz) udu u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam | 5 sheep on the 16th day, |
| 13 | 4(disz) udu u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam | 4 sheep on the 17th day, |
| 14 | [x udu] u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam | x sheep on the 19th day |
| 15 | [...] u4 2(u)-kam | ... the 20th day |
| 16 | [...] u4 2(u) [n?]-kam | ... the 20th? day |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) udu [...] | 60 sheep |
| 2 | 1(u) 4(disz) ud5 masz2 nu2-a a-x | 14 nanny goats, lying down ... |
| 3 | lugal-sza3-la2 i3-dab5 | Lugal-šala accepted; |
| 4 | zi-ga ur-ku3-nun-na | booked out of Ur-kugnuna |
| 5 | iti szu-esz5-sza | month “Šu’ešaša, |
| 6 | mu en {d}nanna masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna by means of extispicy was chosen. |
| left | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 3(disz) udu#? | total: 933 sheep(?) |
Sources & licences
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