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Nisaba 17, 011 (P374140)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 17, 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P374140 |
| Museum no. | BM 093535 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 3(gesz2) 9(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal | 199 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | guru7 a-sza3 da-sal4-ta | from the silo of the field Asal |
| 3 | giri3 ur-{d}nansze | via Ur-Nanše |
| 4 | 1(gesz2)# 3(barig) gur | 60 gur 3 barig |
| 5 | guru7 a-sza3 da-ad-ta | from the silo of the field Dadta |
| 6 | giri3 ba-zi | via Bazi; |
| 7 | sze gibil a-sza3-ta | new barley from the field |
| 8 | kiszib3 lu2-lagasz{ki} | under seal of Lu-Lagaš |
| 9 | 1(gesz2) 4(asz) gur | 64 gur |
| 10 | kiszib3 ur-nig2 dumu ba-sa6 | under seal of Ur-nig, son of Basa; |
| 11 | i3-dub uru11{ki}-ta | from the depot of Urub |
| 12 | 5(u) gur | 50 gur |
| 13 | kiszib3 a-hu-ma | under seal of Aḫuma |
| 14 | i3-dub e2-duru5 gibil {d}nansze-ta | from the depot of the new granary of Nanše |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 6(gesz2) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | total: 165 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 2 | sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam | It is a debit. |
| 3 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 4(barig)# 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur | 93 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 3 sila3 |
| 5 | kiszib3-bi 3(disz)-am3 | its sealed tablets: 3 |
| 6 | kiszib3 lugal-gu2-gal | under seal of Lugal-gugal; |
| 7 | 1(gesz2)# 5(u)# 1(asz)# 3(barig) gur | 91 gur 3 barig |
| 8 | kiszib3-bi 5(disz)-am3 | its sealed tablets: 5 |
| 9 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}kal-kal | under seal of Lu-Kalkal; |
| 10 | sza3-gal udu niga | fodder of grain-fed sheep |
| 11 | ugu2-a ga2-ga2# | to be placed on my account |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 2(gesz2)# 4(u)# 6(asz)# 4(barig) gur# | 166 gur 4 barig |
| 2 | ugu2 a-hu-a dumu# lu2-du10-ga ba-a-gar | incumbent on Ahua son of Lu-duga was placed |
| 3 | szunigin 6(gesz2)# 2(asz)# 1(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur | total: 62 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 3 sila3 |
| 4 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 5 | la2-ia3 3(asz) 1(barig) 7(disz) sila3 gur | deficit: 3 gur 1 barig 7 sila3 |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | nig2-ka9-ak | accounts |
| 2 | lu2-lagasz{ki} | Lu-Lagaš |
| 3 | dumu si-du3 | son of Sidu, |
| 4 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
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