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Nisaba 17, 030 (P374159)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 17, 030 |
|---|---|
| ID | P374159 |
| Museum no. | BM 093603 & BM 093603A |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 3(u) sze gur lugal | 30 gur of barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | sza3-gal he2-dab5 | he seized the great heart. |
| 3 | 9(asz) gur | 9 gur |
| 4 | sze-ba erin2 ma2-gid2 | barley rations of the labor-troops, barge punted; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki ma-an-szum2-ta | from Manšum |
| 2 | szesz-kal-la dumu da#-da# | Šeškalla, son of Dada |
| 3 | szu ba-ti | received. |
| 4 | iti GAN2-masz u3 | the month of Kislimu and |
| 5 | iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2 | month: “Oxen-driver,’ |
| 6 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} | year after: “Kimaš. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 3(u)# sze gur lugal | 30 gur barley, royal (measure) |
| 2 | sza3-gal he2-dab5 | he seized the great heart. |
| 3 | 9(asz) gur sze-ba erin2 ma2-gid2 | 9 gur, barley rations of the workers of the barge punted; |
| 4 | ki ma-an-szum2-ta | from Manšum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu da-da | under seal of Šeškalla, son of Dada; |
| 2 | iti GAN2-masz u3 iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2 | month: “GANmaš and month: "Oxen-drivers." |
| 3 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} | year after: “Kimaš. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | szesz-kal-la | Šeškalla |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu da-da | son of Dada |
Sources & licences
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