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Nisaba 13, 056 (P355971)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 13, 056 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355971 |
| Museum no. | BM 098174 |
| 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 | 1(ban2) sila3# [...] KI geme2-ba | 1 ban2 sila3 ... with the female laborers |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 nin#-ab-ba-na | 3 sila3: Nin-abbana |
| 3 | ki sze ninda-sze3 | to the place of barley and bread |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3# ur-e2-gal | 2 sila3: Ur-egal |
| 5 | 1(disz) sila3 [x]-sa6 | 1 sila3 of ...-sa |
| 6 | 1(disz) sila3 e2#-sze3 | 1 sila3 for the house |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1/3(disz)# sila3 lu2-lagasz#<{ki}> | 1/3 sila3: Lu-Lagaš |
| 2 | zi#-ga# | booked out |
| 3 | giri3# ur#-ab#-ba | via Ur-abba |
| 4 | iti# munu4#-gu7# u4# 3(u)#? [ba]-zal | month: “Malt-feast,’ the 30th day passed |
| 5 | mu en# {d#}inanna# [masz]-e i3-pa3# | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna by means of extispicy was chosen. |
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