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Nisaba 13, 038 (P355953)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 13, 038 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355953 |
| Museum no. | BM 098156 |
| 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) 5(disz) engar 1(barig) sze lugal-ta | 25 plowmen, 1 barig barley each, |
| 2 | 5(u) dumu-gu4-gur dumu da-ba 3(ban2)-ta | 50 oxen-drivers, sucklings, at 3 ban2 each |
| 3 | sze-bi 1(u) gur lugal | its barley: 10 royal gur; |
| 4 | sze ur5-ra | barley rations |
| 5 | i3-dub bara2-si-ga-ta | from the depot Barasiga |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki ba-zi-ta | from Bazi |
| 2 | kiszib3 ur-e2-ninnu e2 {d}nansze | under seal of Ur-Eninnu, house of Nanše |
| 3 | iti diri sze-sag11-ku5 | extra month: “Harvest, |
| 4 | mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-e2-ninnu# | Ur-Eninnu |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu al-la-mu | son of Allamu |
| 4 | szabra | the chief household administrator |
Sources & licences
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