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Nisaba 13, 100 (P356015)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 13, 100 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356015 |
| Museum no. | BM 098220 |
| 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 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 2 | 2(disz) i3 id-gur2 sza3-iri | 2 idgur oil of the inner city |
| 3 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) dabin lugal ma2-a gar-ra | [1 ban2] beer, 1 ban2 barley flour: the king set up the boat; |
| 4 | si-mu2 lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la | “Sin of a man with a weapon, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 6 | 2(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 2 idgur oil, |
| 7 | e2-ma-li2-ik | the Emalik |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3# kasz 3(disz) sila3# <zi3> | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, flour |
| 9 | 2(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 2 idgur oil, |
| 10 | puzur4-ma-ma | Puzur-Mama |
| 11 | lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la-me | We are a man of the great weapon |
| 12 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila₃ beer, |
| 13 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 14 | e2-du3-du3 gesz-sze3 gen-na | went to the Edudu, |
| 15 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila₃ beer, |
| 16 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | da-a-a gi-szul-hi-sze3 gen-na | Aya, go to the gišulhi! |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 <zi3> | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 flour, |
| 3 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 4 | {d}utu-pa3-da sukkal | Utupada, the messenger |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 <zi3> | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 6 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 7 | ma-ma-ni lu2 kas4 | his mother, a messenger |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 <zi3> | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 9 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 10 | u-bar-ni lu2 kas4 | he released me, the runners |
| 11 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 <zi3> | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 12 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 13 | {d}nanna-zi | Nanna-zi |
| 14 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 <zi3> | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 15 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 16 | nu-ur2-zu lu2 kas4 | Your pomegranates, the runners |
| 17 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 <zi3> | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 18 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 19 | a-da-na-ah | Adanaḫ |
| 20 | zi-ga u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam | booked out, 15th day; |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti ezem-{d}li9-si4 | month: “Festival-of-Lisi,’ |
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