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Nisaba 13, 097 (P356012)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 13, 097 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356012 |
| Museum no. | BM 098217 |
| 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 | 2(ban2) zi3 u4 4(disz)-kam sza3-iri | 2 ban2 flour on the 4th day, in the ša’iri |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 3 | a-da-lal3 sukkal | Adallal, the messenger |
| 4 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 szu-er3-<ra> dumu-nu-banda3 | 5 sila3 flour for Šu-Erra, the superintendent, |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 ur-nigar{gar} u3-kul | 5 sila3 flour (for) Ur-nigar, the kul-vessel |
| 7 | {u2}urua{a}{ki}-ta du-ni | from the Urua plant planted, |
| 8 | 1(ban2) zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam sza3-iri | 1 ban2 of flour on the 2nd day, in the city |
| 9 | iti GAN2-masz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | in the month of Kislimu, 5 sila3 of flour for the road |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}szara2 aga3-us2 | Lu-Šara, soldier |
| 2 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sza3-iri | 5 sila3 of ša-iri flour, |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 5 | da-da-a u3-kul | Dada eats. |
| 6 | a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Damšah he went, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 {d}szara2-kam lu2 kas4 | 5 sila3 flour for Šarakam, the messenger; |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 szu-ur-a-num2#? sukkal | 5 sila3 flour for Šūr-anum, the messenger |
| 9 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 10 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 u4 3(disz)-kam | 1 ban2 5 sila3 flour on the 3rd day, |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| left | ||
| 1 | za-ul{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Za’ul went, |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 ma-li2-ik dumu-nu-banda3 | 5 sila₃: milled flour for Dumun-nubanda; |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 szu-{d}iszkur aga3-us2 | 5 sila3 flour for Šū-Addu, soldier, |
| 4 | an-sza-<an{ki}>-ta du-ni# | from Anšan went |
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