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Nisaba 08, 378 (P321029)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 08, 378 |
|---|---|
| ID | P321029 |
| Museum no. | BM 132982 |
| 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 | 1(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2 | 1 sheep, barley-fed, of 4th grade |
| 2 | 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga 4(disz)-kam! us2 | 1 female kid, barley-fed, of 4th grade |
| 3 | 1(disz) udu niga | 1 sheep, grain-fed, |
| 4 | {d}inanna | For Inanna |
| 5 | 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa | 1 sheep, barley-fed, for the oxen-drivers |
| 6 | {d}na-na-a | Nanaya |
| 7 | siskur2 sza3 {gesz#}kiri6# | offering in the orchard |
| 8 | lugal ku4?-ra | the king who entered |
| 9 | 1(disz) udu u2 {d}ba-ba6 | 1 sheep, grass-fed, for Baba, |
| 10 | sza3 ma-la-kum gir2-su{ki} | in the district of Girsu |
| 11 | i-szar-igi-sze3-{d}suen sagi maszkim | Išar-igisze-Sîn, cupbearer, responsible official |
| 12 | 1(disz) udu u2 e2-muhaldim | 1 sheep, grass-fed, for the kitchen; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mu kas4-ke4-e-ne#-sze3# | because of the runners |
| 2 | szu-e2-a sukkal maszkim# | Šū-Ea, the messenger, responsible official |
| 3 | sza3 puzur4-isz-{d}da#-gan{ki} | in Puzriš-Dagan |
| 4 | a2-ge6-ba-a | during the night |
| 5 | u4 3(disz)-kam | 3rd day, |
| 6 | ki {d}szul-gi-i3-li2-ta | from Šulgi-ilī |
| 7 | ba-zi | Bazi, |
| 8 | giri3 {d}szu-{d}suen-i3-li2 szar2!-ra-ab-du | via Šu-Suen-ilī, šarabdu |
| 9 | u3 du11-ga sza3-tam | and the utterance of the heart |
| 10 | iti ezem-an-na | month "Festival of An," |
| 11 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna in Uruk by extispicy was chosen. |
| left | ||
| 1 | 6(disz) udu | 6 sheep, |
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