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Nisaba 13, 114 (P356029)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 13, 114 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356029 |
| Museum no. | BM 098234 |
| 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 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 2 | ARAD2-{d}nanna ra-gaba | Warad-Nanna, the courier |
| 3 | 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 60 litres of beer, 60 liters of flour and 1 sila3 of sesame oil |
| 4 | elam szi-ma-asz-gi5-me | Elam, we are the Šimaškian. |
| 5 | giri3 ARAD2-{d}nanna ra-gaba | via Warad-Nanna, the courier |
| 6 | szi-ma-asz-gi5-sze3 du-ni | to Šimašgi went, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 8 | puzur4-a-lum sukkal | Puzur-alum, the vizier |
| 9 | sa-bu-um{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Sabum went, |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 11 | la-musz lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la | Lamuš, the man of the great weapon |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 3 | szu-{d}dumu-zi sukkal | Šū-Dumuzi, the messenger; |
| 4 | a-ab-ba-sze3 du-ni | to the sea went, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 6 | is-ra-a-ti sukkal | Israti, the vizier |
| 7 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 9 | dingir-dan lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la | Ilī-dan, the man of the great weapon |
| 10 | 1(barig) kasz lugal 1(barig) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3 | 1 barig beer for the king,1 barig flour, 1 sila3 oil, |
| 11 | giri3 dingir-dan lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la | via Dingir-dan, the man of the “weapon-of-the-throne-demon’, |
| 12 | elam szi-ma-asz-gi5-me | Elam, we are the Šimaškian. |
| 13 | szi#-ma-asz-gi5-sze3 du-ni | to Šimašgi went |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti mu-szu-du7 | month: “mušudu, |
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