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Nisaba 13, 057 (P355972)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 13, 057 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355972 |
| Museum no. | BM 098175 |
| 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(u) gin2 lal3 | 10 shekels of honey, |
| 2 | 2/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun | 2/3 sila3 butter oil, |
| 3 | 1(disz) sila3 ga-ar3 | 1 sila3 of kashk cheese, |
| 4 | [x] sila3 gesztin had2 | x sila3 of raisins |
| 5 | [x] zu2#-lum | x dates |
| 6 | [x {gesz}]pesz3# had2 | x figs |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(barig) {gesz}pesz3! 6(disz) kusz3 | 1 barig figs, 6 cubits |
| 2 | nig2-siskur2-ra <giri3> lugal-ma2-gur8-re | gift via Lugal-magure; |
| 3 | kiszib3 ur-saman4-na | under seal of Ur-samana |
| 4 | iti ezem#-{d#}ba-ba6 | month: “Festival-of-Baba,’ |
| 5 | mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna by goat was chosen;’ |
Sources & licences
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