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Nisaba 13, 088 (P356003)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 13, 088 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356003 |
| Museum no. | BM 098208 |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz du | 5 sila3 regular beer, |
| 2 | igi-AN aga3-us2-gal | Igi-AN, the chief soldier |
| 3 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 4 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 u4 3(disz)-kam | 1 ban2 5 sila3 3rd day, |
| 5 | da-a-da-ga mar-tu | Aya-daga, the Martu |
| 6 | mu lu2-en-na-sze3 gen-na | to the name of the en priestess |
| 7 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 u4 3(disz)-kam | 1 ban2 5 sila3 3rd day, |
| 8 | na-ba-sa6 mar-tu | Nasa, the Amorite |
| 9 | mu a-sza3 lu2-ma2-sag-ka a de2-de3 gen-na | year: “The field of Lu-masaŋ was irrigated, |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 mar-tu | 5 sila3: Lu-Baba, Amorite; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 2 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 u4 3(disz)-kam | 1 ban2 5 sila3 3rd day, |
| 3 | ur-{d}ig-alim sukkal | Ur-Igalim, the messenger; |
| 4 | mu dumu dab5-ba-ne gen-na | year: “The sons who were captured went. |
| 5 | 6(disz) <dug> dida | 6 jugs of dida-beer |
| 6 | un-KAB-U szagina | UnKAB-U, general |
| 7 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 8 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 u4 3(disz)-kam | 1 ban2 5 sila3 3rd day, |
| 9 | ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da mar-tu | Ur-Ningešzida, Martu |
| 10 | mu gurusz bahar2-ne-sze3 gen-na | to the year: “Young man, go to the potter’s kiln!" |
| 11 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
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