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Nisaba 17, 058 (P374186)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 17, 058 |
|---|---|
| ID | P374186 |
| Museum no. | BM 093698 |
| 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(asz) sze gur lugal | 5 gur of barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 3 | 3(gesz2) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 187 workdays, male laborers, |
| 4 | gurusz 1(disz)-e 7(disz) sila3-ta | for 1 male worker 7 sila3 each, |
| 5 | sze-bi 4(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 | its barley: 4 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 less 1 sila3; |
| 6 | kiszib3 ba-zi dumu na-silim | under seal of Bazi, son of Nasilim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) [...] gur# | 1 gur ... |
| 2 | kiszib3 ARAD2-mu dumu lugal-nemurx(|PIRIG.TUR|) | under seal of ARADmu, son of Lugal-nemur; |
| 3 | szunigin 5(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 gur | total: 5 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 less 1 sila3 |
| 4 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 5 | diri# 1(barig) 5(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 sze | surplus: 1 barig 5 ban2 less 1 sila3 barley |
| 6 | nig2-ka9-ak | accounts |
| 7 | gu3-de2-a ab-ba-iri | Gudea, the elder, |
| 8 | mu sza?-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašru was destroyed.{f} |
Sources & licences
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