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Nisaba 13, 028 (P355943)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 13, 028 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355943 |
| Museum no. | BM 098146 |
| 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 | [x] 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz 1(barig)# sze#-ta# | ... 21 male laborers, 1 barig barley each |
| 2 | 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz 5(ban2)-ta# | 26 male laborers, 5 ban2 (= 50 sila3) each |
| 3 | 1(u) 2(barig) 4(ban2) [...] | 12 barig 4 ban2 ... |
| 4 | sza3-gal erin2 bala gub-ba | chief of the troops stationed in bala, |
| 5 | i3-dub pu2-szu-<i>-ne-ta | from the depot Pušune |
| 6 | ki ba-zi-ta | from Bazi |
| 7 | mu ur-{d}ba-ba6 nu-banda3 [...]-sze3 | to the year: “Ur-Baba, the overseer of ..., was installed. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | kiszib3 lu2-sa6-i3-zu dumu ba-gara2 simug | under seal of Lu-sa-izu, son of Bagara, smith; |
| 2 | iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6 | month: “Festival-of-Baba,’ |
| 3 | mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [lu2-sa6-i3]-zu# | Lu-sa-izu |
| 2 | [dub]-sar# | scribe |
| 3 | dumu# ba-[gara2] simug# | son of Bagara, the smith |
Sources & licences
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