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Nisaba 13, 115 (P356030)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 13, 115 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356030 |
| Museum no. | BM 098235 |
| 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 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 3 | nam-ha-ni sukkal | Namḫani, the messenger |
| 4 | erin2 gesz-i3-ka-sze3 gen-na | went to the worktroops of the oil-pressers, |
| 5 | 2(disz) dug dida saga | 2 jugs fine dida beer, |
| 6 | 2(disz) dug dida du | 2 jugs of common wort, |
| 7 | 1(barig) zi3 hi-a lugal | 1 barig flour, royal (measure), |
| 8 | sig4-de3-li ra2-gaba | Šangu-Elī, courier |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 10 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 11 | da-gi-na mar-tu | the Amorite gods |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 2 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 3 | za-la-gum2 lu2 kas4 | Zalagum, the messenger |
| 4 | lu2 zabar-dab5-sze3 gen-<na> | The one who went to the zabardab |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 3 sila₃ beer, 3 sila‸3 flour, |
| 6 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 7 | nu-ur2-zu lu2 kas4 | Your pomegranates, the runners |
| 8 | ma2 gesz-i3-sze3 gen-na | went to the oil boat. |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 10 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 11 | ga-pu-pu lu2 kas4 | “Gapupu, the messenger, |
| 12 | zi-ga u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam | booked out, 23rd day; |
| 13 | iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6 | month: “Festival-of-Baba,’ |
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