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Nisaba 13, 050 (P355965)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 13, 050 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355965 |
| Museum no. | BM 098168 |
| 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) 5(asz) sze gur lugal | 15 gur barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | la2-ia3 ur-{d}nun-gal nu-banda3-<gu4> | deficit of Ur-Nungal, manager of oxen |
| 3 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 4 | mu bad3 ma-da ba-du3 | year: “The wall of the land was erected. |
| 5 | 3(u) udu 2(barig)-ta | 30 sheep, 2 barig (= 20 sila3) each |
| 6 | sze-bi 1(u) 2(asz) gur | its barley: 12 gur |
| 7 | kiszib3 a-gu-a | under seal of Agua |
| 8 | giri3 lugal-uszur3 muszen-du3 | via Lugal-ušur, fowler; |
| 9 | nig2-ka9 | accounts |
| 10 | mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3 mu us2-sa-ba-ka | year following: “The house of Puzriš-Dagan was erected,’ year following that. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | udu-a ba-an-sa10 | he bought the sheep |
| 2 | 3(asz) gur ur-{d}ba-ba6 szu ba-ti | 3 gur Ur-Baba received; |
| 3 | mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna by means of extispicy was chosen. |
| 4 | szunigin# 1(u) 5(asz) gur | total: 15 gur |
| 5 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 6 | giri3# ur-{d}nun-gal nu-banda3-gu4 dumu ensi2 | via Ur-Nungal, oxen manager, son of the governor |
| 7 | giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu [ur]-sa6#-ga | via Ur-Baba, son of Ur-saga |
| 8 | mu [bad3] ma#-da ba-du3 | year: "The wall of the land was erected." |
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