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Nisaba 17, 053 (P374181)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 17, 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P374181 |
| Museum no. | BM 093681 |
| 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 | 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra | 60 litres of barley 5 sila3 for Nigara |
| 2 | x duh babbar | white ... |
| 3 | 3(barig) 2(ban2) duh ge6 | 3 barig 2 ban2 dark beer, |
| 4 | 4(ban2) duh ki-a-nag | 4 ban2 of bran for the libation place |
| 5 | sza3-gal gu4 | fodder of oxen |
| 6 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) duh udu | 1 barig 4 ban2 bran for sheep, |
| 7 | 3(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-kal-la | 3 barig 3 ban2: Lukalla |
| 8 | 2(barig) 4(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 2 barig 4 ban2: Ur-Baba |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza3 e2-udu ga2-[nun gesz] | in the sheep's quarters, the storehouse of wood |
| 2 | 1(barig) an-ne2# | 1 barig An |
| 3 | 4(ban2) lu2-dingir-ra# | 4 ban2: Lu-dingira |
| 4 | 2(barig)# 2(ban2)# {d}nanna-si-sa2 | 2 barig 2 ban2: Nanna-sisa |
| 5 | 2(barig) 2(ban2) lu2-ma2-gan{ki} | 2 barig 2 ban2: Lu-Magan; |
| 6 | sza3 e2 ur-dun | in the house of Ur-Dun |
| 7 | u4 1(disz)-kam | 1st day, |
| 8 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 9 | mu ma2-dara4-abzu ba-ab-du8 | year: “Ma-dara-abzu was caulked. |
Sources & licences
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