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Nisaba 13, 001 (P355916)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 13, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355916 |
| Museum no. | BM 098119 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
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 | 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal | 5 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 6 sila3 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak | account of |
| 3 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 4 | 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur | 5 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 6 sila3 |
| 5 | i3-dub sza3 gir2-su{ki} | the depot in Girsu |
| 6 | nig2-u2-rum | |
| 7 | szu ba-ti | received. |
| 8 | mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna by means of extispicy was chosen. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 2 | giri3 nig2-u2-rum ra2-gaba | via Niĝ-urum, the courier |
| 12 | nig2-ka9-ak | accounts |
| 13 | a-tu dumu lu2-{d}nansze | Atu, son of Lu-Nanše |
| 14 | mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašru was destroyed. |
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