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Nisaba 13, 005 (P355920)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 13, 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355920 |
| Museum no. | BM 098123 |
| 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 | 3(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal ur-{d}isztaran | 3 gur 3 ban2 barley, royal (measure), Ur-Ištaran |
| 2 | 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) e2-iti-da | 4 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 E-itida |
| 3 | 5(asz) lugal-mudra5 | 5, Lugal-mudra; |
| 4 | 4(asz) 2(barig) ur-gu | 4 (gur) 2 barig Urgu |
| 5 | 4(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}sza-u18-sza | 4 (gur) 1 barig (for) Ur-Šausza |
| 6 | 4(asz) 1(barig) tur-tur-ra | 4 (gur) 1 barig, small, |
| 7 | 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-gi-na | 2 (gur) 1 barig 3 ban2, Lugina |
| 8 | 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a | 6 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 Lu-Narua |
| 9 | 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) szesz-kal-la | 6 gur 1 barig 3 ban2, Šeškalla |
| 10 | 9(asz) 1(barig) ur#-sa6-ga | 9 (gur) 1 barig, Ur-saga |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze-bi 4(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur | its barley: 49 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 |
| 2 | sze ur5-ra engar-sze3 | barley rations of the plowmen, |
| 3 | i3-dub a-sza3 mah-ta | from the depot of the great field |
| 4 | kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu engar-du10 | under seal of Ur-Ningešzida, son of Engar-du |
| 5 | iti munu4-gu7 | month: “Malt-feast,’ |
| 6 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-bi | year after: “Kimaš’,‘the year after that— |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da | Ur-Ningešzida |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu engar-du10 | son of Engardu |
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