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Nisaba 13, 048 (P355963)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 13, 048 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355963 |
| Museum no. | BM 098166 |
| 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 | 1(u) 1(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 11 gur 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 2 | ki ur-sag-ku5-ta | from Ur-sag-ku |
| 3 | 3(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur | 3 barig 2 ban2 8 sila3 |
| 4 | ki esz-am3-ta | from Eš-am |
| 5 | 2(asz) gur | 2 gur |
| 6 | ki ur-{d}ig-alim-ta | from Ur-Igalim |
| 7 | szunigin 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(disz) sila3 <gur> | total: 13 gur 4 barig 3 sila3 |
| 8 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 9 | 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta | 16 male laborers, 2 barig 3 ban2 (= 20 sila3) each |
| 10 | sze-bi 8(asz) gur | its barley: 8 gur |
| 11 | la2#-ia3 5(asz) 4(barig) 3(disz) sila3 | deficit: 5 gur 4 barig 3 sila3 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | na-ba-sa6 | Nabasa |
| 2 | nig2-ka9-ak sze ma2-ad-<ga{ki}> | accounts of barley of Madga |
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