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Nisaba 13, 063 (P355978)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 13, 063 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355978 |
| Museum no. | BM 098182 |
| 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 | ur-{d}ba-ba6-ra | for Ur-Baba |
| 2 | sza3-ba-<na>-gar szesz-a-ni | Šabanagar, his brother |
| 3 | szu-du8-a-ni in-<gub> | he has set up his šudu-vessel. |
| 4 | u4-sakar iti szu-numun | the day of the equinox, month: “Sowing,’ |
| 5 | tukum-bi nu-mu-de6 | If he does not bring it, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2-ia3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 | deficit of Ur-Baba, |
| 2 | he2-su-su-a | may he remove. |
| 3 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3 | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 4 | igi lu2-nimgir-sze3 | before Lu-nimgir, |
| 5 | igi lugal-ukken-sze3 | before Lugal-ukken |
| 6 | igi lu2-hi-li | before Lu-hili |
| 7 | mu ma-da# za-ab-sza-li<{ki}> ba-hul# | year: “The land of Zabšali was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | sza3-ba#-na#-sig# | Šabanasig |
| 2 | ma2-lah6 | boatman |
| 3 | dumu ib2-ta-e3# | son of Ibtae |
Sources & licences
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