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Nisaba 13, 033 (P355948)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 13, 033 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355948 |
| Museum no. | BM 098151 |
| 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 | 9(disz) geme2 1(barig) sze lugal 7(disz) geme2 5(ban2) | 9 female laborers, 1 barig barley, royal (measure), 7 female labourers, 5 ban2 (= 50 sila3) |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) geme2 4(ban2) | 77 female laborers, 4 ban2 (monthly rations each), |
| 3 | 2(u) 2(disz) geme2 3(ban2) | 22 female laborers, 3 ban2 (years) |
| 4 | 3(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 2(ban2) | 3 female laborers, half-labor, 3 ban2 5 female workers, šugi2, 2 ban2 |
| 5 | 3(u) 3(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | 33 children, 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 6 | 2(u) 7(disz) dumu 1(ban2) | 27 children, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze-bi 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 18 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 2 | kiszib3 ur-{d}da-mu iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi | under seal of Ur-Damu; month: “Festival-of-Dumuzi;’ |
| 3 | mu kar2#-har{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul | year: “Karḫar for the 3rd time was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [geme2]-{d}lamma | female slave-lamma |
| 2 | nin-dingir | Nin-dingir |
| 3 | [{d}]ba-ba6 | For Baba |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | ur-[{d}da]-mu# | Ur-Damu |
| 2 | dub-sar# | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-[sa6]-ga# | son of Ur-saga |
Sources & licences
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