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Nisaba 17, 122 (P374250)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 17, 122 |
|---|---|
| ID | P374250 |
| Museum no. | BM 094215 |
| 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 | 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal | 104 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 6 sila3 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | 1(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 2(u) 4(disz) sze ku3-babbar | 1 mina 1 shekel 24 grains of silver, |
| 3 | a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | for the first time |
| 4 | 1(gesz2)# 1(u)# 6(asz)#? 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 96(?) gur 2 barig 5 sila3 |
| 5 | 1/3(disz)#?{sza} 5(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar# | 25 1/3 shekels 2 grains of silver |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ugu2 ur-{d}ig-alim ga2-ga2-dam | upon Ur-Igalim to be brought |
| 2 | 5(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur | 434 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 1 sila3 |
| 3 | kiszib3-bi 1(u) | its sealed tablets: 10 |
| 4 | a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | for the first time |
| 5 | 2(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur | 22 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 |
| 6 | [...] 2(disz)? [...] x | ... 2(?) ... |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | 2(u) 9(asz) 2(barig)# 1(ban2)# 5(disz)# [sila3] | 29 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 2' | ugu2 ba-zi [dumu] na#-silim# ba-a-gar | on account of Bazi, son of Nasilim, established |
| 3' | 1/3(disz){sza} 5(disz) gin2 igi 3(disz)#-gal2 4(disz) sze ku3-babbar | 1/3 (mina) 5 1/4 shekels 4 grains of silver |
| 4' | ur-{d}lamma szu ba-ti | Ur-Lamma received. |
| 5' | 1(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2? 9(disz) sze ku3# | 1 mana 4 shekels 9 grains silver |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [zi]-ga | booked out |
| 2' | la2-ia3 5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur | deficit: 57 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 3 sila3 |
| 3' | igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar | 1/4 (shekel) silver |
| 4' | nig2-ka9-ak kasz e3-a | accounts of beer brought out, |
| 5' | gu3-de2-a ab-ba-iri | Gudea, the elder, |
| 6' | mu {d}amar-suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul | year: “Amar-Suen, the king, Urbilum destroyed. |
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