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Nisaba 13, 118 (P356033)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 13, 118 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356033 |
| Museum no. | BM 098238 |
| 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 | ur-{d}nin-gesztin-na sukkal | Ur-Ningeština, the messenger; |
| 4 | giri3 da-gen-na | via Dagan |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 6 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 7 | ur-ku3-nun sukkal | Ur-kugnun, the messenger; |
| 8 | ki gu3-de2-a enku! gen-na | where Gudea went, the Enkug |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 10 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 11 | ur-e2-an-na sukkal | Ur-Eanna, the messenger; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | dumu-nu-banda3 dab5-ba-sze3 gen-<na> | To the Dumunubanda who was seized, he went |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 3 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 4 | puzur4-szuba3 sukkal | Puzur-šuba, the messenger; |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 6 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 7 | szu-gu-du sukkal | Šugudu, the messenger |
| 8 | szi-ma-asz-gi4{ki}-ta gen-na | from Šimaški went, |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 10 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 11 | nig2-{d}ba-ba6 i7-da gub-ba | Nig-Baba stationed in the river |
| 12 | zi-ga u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam | booked out, 25th day; |
| 13 | iti mu-szu-du7 | month: “mušudu, |
Sources & licences
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