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Nisaba 17, 123 (P374251)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 17, 123 |
|---|---|
| ID | P374251 |
| Museum no. | BM 094388 |
| 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 | 1(u) 2(asz) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur | 12 gur 1 ban2 3 sila3 barley, |
| 2 | szu-igi-du | Šu-igidu |
| 3 | 3(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 iti-de3 la2-a | 3 barig 3 ban2 4 1/2 sila3 monthly deficit, |
| 4 | 3(u) 8(asz) gur | 38 gur |
| 5 | guru7 {d}nin-gir2-su-ta | from the silo of Ningirsu |
| 6 | ziz2 gur# e2 lugal-zuluhu2-ta | from the gur emmer of the house of Lugal-zuluhu |
| 7 | 4(u)# 1(asz)# gur hu-ba-na-ta | 41 gur, from Hubana |
| 8 | ziz2 gur kur2-e-a?-ta | from the foreign gur-flour |
| 9 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | total: 82 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 7 1/2 sila3 |
| 10 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 7(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 7 gur 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 2 | iti 1(disz)-kam iti# 6(disz)#-sze3 | for 1 month and 6 months |
| 3 | sze#-bi# 4(u) 2(asz) 4(barig)#? 3(ban2)#? gur | its barley: 42 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 |
| 4 | 1(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba esz3 didli | 15 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 barley of the various shrines, |
| 5 | kiszib3 ur-bad3#-tibirx(KU)#-ra# dumu ur-{d}lamma | under seal of Ur-bad-tibira, son of Ur Lamma |
| 6 | gin2 ku3#-babbar# sze-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) gur | its barley: 2 gur 2 barig |
| 7 | szunigin 5(u) 6(asz) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | total: 56 gur 5 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 8 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 9 | la2-ia3 5(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | deficit: 51 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 |
| 10 | nig2-ka9-ak | accounts |
| 11 | {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka e2 {d}inanna | of Ninmar, the temple of Inanna |
| 12 | mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna by goat was chosen;’ |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka | of Ninmar |
| 2 | lu2 lunga {d}inanna | the brewer of Inanna |
| 3 | dumu du11-ge-de2-[a?] | son of Duge-dea |
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