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Nisaba 13, 089 (P356004)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 13, 089 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356004 |
| Museum no. | BM 098209 |
| 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 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 2 | 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz sza3-iri | 10 shekels: oil of the inner city |
| 3 | 1(disz)# dug dida 1(ban2) ninda lugal | 1 jug of common wort, 1 ban2 of royal bread |
| 4 | kaskal#-sze3 | to the road |
| 5 | [la]-gi-ip szagina | Lagip, general |
| 6 | [hu]-hu-nu-ri{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Ḫuḫunuri he went |
| 7 | [2(disz)] sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 liters of beer, 2 litres of bread |
| 8 | [1(disz)] id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri | 1 idgur of ša’iri oil |
| 9 | [1(disz)] dug dida 5(disz) sila3 dabin | 1 pot of wort, 5 sila3 of dabin-flour |
| 10 | ur-szu lu2 {gesz}tukul | the hero, the man with weapons |
| 11 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 12 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri | 1 Idgur, oil of the inner city, |
| 13 | [1(disz)] dug dida 5(disz) sila3 dabin <kaskal-sze3> | 1 jug of wort, 5 sila3 of dabin-flour for the journey |
| 14 | da#-num2-ma-zi-ad lu2 {gesz}tukul | Anum-maziad, the man of weapons |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda | [1 ban2] beer, 1 ban2 bread |
| 2 | 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1/3 sila3 of sesame oil |
| 3 | dam hu-li2-bar | wife of Ḫulibar |
| 4 | u3-na-a-du11 sukkal-mah | U-na-a-du, the chief minister |
| 5 | giri3 da-num2-ma-zi-ad lu2 {gesz}tukul | via Anum-maziad, man of weapons |
| 6 | [sa]-bu-um{ki}-sze3 du-ne-ne | they went to Sabum |
| 7 | 4(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 4 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 bread, |
| 8 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri | 1 Idgur, oil of the inner city, |
| 9 | 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 dabin | 1 jug of wort, 5 sila3 of dabin-flour, |
| 10 | ep-qu2-sza lu2 {gesz}tukul | her deed, the man with weapons |
| 11 | du8-du8-li2{ki}-sze3 ansze di-de3 gen-na | To Duduli, where the donkeys go, |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 13 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 14 | [x]-NI-ak lu2 {gesz}tukul | ... the man with weapons |
| 15 | [sza3]-gal ansze-sze3 ansze szum2-de3 gen-na | fodder for donkeys and donkey stallions, going |
| 16 | iti diri sze-sag11-ku5 u4 4(disz)#-kam | extra month: “Harvest,{4}4th day, |
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