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Nisaba 13, 022 (P355937)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 13, 022 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355937 |
| Museum no. | BM 098140 |
| 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 | 4(u) la2 1(asz) sze gur lugal | 40 less 1 gur of barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | zi3 KA | flour of the mouth |
| 3 | 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) i3-bi2-za | 7 (gur) 3 barig 3 ban2 oil |
| 4 | e2-kikken2-ta | from the mill |
| 5 | ki lu2-{d}utu-ta | from Lu-Utu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}nansze | Ur-Nanše |
| 2 | szu ba-ti | received. |
| 3 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 4 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 4(u) la2 1(asz) sze gur lugal zi3 KA | 40 minus 1 gur of barley, royal (measure) of flour |
| 2 | 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) i3-bi2-za | 7 (gur) 3 barig 3 ban2 oil |
| 3 | e2-kikken2-ta# | from the mill |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [ki lu2-{d}utu]-ta# | from Lu-Utu |
| 2 | kiszib3 ur#-{d#}nansze# dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6 | under seal of Ur-Nanše, son of Urad-Baba |
| 3 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 4 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}nansze | Ur-Nanše |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6 | son of Ur-Baba, |
| 4 | szabra# | chief household administrator |
Sources & licences
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