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Nisaba 13, 015 (P355930)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 13, 015 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355930 |
| Museum no. | BM 098133 |
| 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)
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 | 2(u) erin2 1(ban2) sze lugal-<ta> | 20 labor-troops at 1 ban2 barley per (day) |
| 2 | sze-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2) | its barley: 3 barig 2 ban2; |
| 3 | ugula {d}iszkur-kam | foreman: Iškur-kam |
| 4 | 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze-ba he2-dab5 | 1 barig 5 ban2 barley rations, seized; |
| 5 | ugula ur-mes | foreman: Ur-mes; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e2 nam-ha-ni-me | the house of Namḫani |
| 2 | kiszib3 ur-mes | under seal of Ur-mes; |
| 3 | i3-dub bara2-si-ga-me | We are the doorkeepers of Barasiga. |
| 4 | mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2(u) gurusz 1(ban2) sze lugal-ta | 20 male laborers, 1 ban2 barley each, |
| 2 | ugula {d}iszkur-ra-kam | foreman: Iškur-rakam |
| 3 | 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze-ba he2-dab5-me | They are seized by 1 barig 5 ban2 barley. |
| 4 | ugula ur-mes | foreman: Ur-mes; |
| 5 | sze-bi 1(asz) 1(ban2) gur | its barley: 1 gur 1 ban2, |
| 6 | e2 nam-ha-ni-me | the house of Namḫani |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-ta | from |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [mu ki]-masz{ki} ba-hul | year: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-mes# | Ur-mes |
| 2 | dumu lu2-{d}dumu-zi# [ugula] | son of Lu-Dumuzi, foreman |
Sources & licences
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