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Nisaba 17, 049 (P374177)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 17, 049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P374177 |
| Museum no. | BM 093654 |
| 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 | 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal | 3 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | ur-{d}al-la engar | Ur-Alla, the plowman; |
| 3 | GAN2-gu4 ur-nigar{gar#} | oxen field of Ur-nigar |
| 4 | 2(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 2 ban2 Ur-Baba, |
| 5 | 2(asz) 3(barig) gur | 2 gur 3 barig |
| 6 | ug3-IL2 engar | UgIL, the ploughman; |
| 7 | GAN2-gu4 ur-sukkal | oxen field of Ur-sukkal |
| 8 | ugula ur-sa12-rig7#{ki} | foreman: Ur-sagrig |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szunigin 6(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur | total: 6 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 |
| 2 | in-de2-a | he has paid. |
| 3 | sze gesz e3-a | barley harvested, |
| 4 | e2 {d}nin-gir2-su | the temple of Ningirsu |
| 5 | a-sza3 a-sag-du3-du-tur | field Asagdudutur, |
| 6 | mu us2-sa si-mu-ru{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Simurum and Lullubum were destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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