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Nisaba 17, 124 (P374252)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 17, 124 |
|---|---|
| ID | P374252 |
| Museum no. | BM 094397 |
| 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 | 7(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur | 7 gur 1 ban2 5 1/2 sila3 barley, |
| 2 | szu-igi-du | Šu-igidu |
| 3 | 1(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 iti-de3 la2-a u4 3(disz)-kam? | 1 barig 5 ban2 3 sila3 deficit of the month, 3rd day, |
| 4 | 2(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) kiszib3-bi 3(disz)-am3 | 23 (gur) 1 barig, its sealed tablets: 3 |
| 5 | ki lu2-dingir-ra | from Lu-dingira |
| 6 | dumu ab-ba-mu-ta | son of Abbamu |
| 7 | szunigin 3(u) 3(barig) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | total: 33 barig 8 1/2 sila3 |
| 8 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 9 | 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sa2-du11 | 2 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 regular offering |
| 10 | gal sze-ba iti 1(disz)-kam | the barley rations for 1 month |
| 11 | iti 6(disz) u4 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3 | for 6 months and 15 days |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze-bi#? 1(u) 7(asz) 3(ban2) gur | its barley: 17 gur 3 ban2 |
| 2 | e2 {d}nin-ku3-nun | the temple of Ninkugnun |
| 3 | 2(asz) 3(barig) sa2-du11 | 2 (gur) 3 barig regular offerings |
| 4 | gal# sze#-ba iti 1(disz)-kam iti 3(disz) u4 7(disz) 1/2(disz)-sze3 | its barley: 1 month, 3 days 7 1/2 |
| 5 | sze-[bi] 8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | its barley: 8 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 6 | x nig2-ezem-ma | ... of the festival |
| 7 | szunigin 2(u)# 6(asz)# 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | total: 26 gur 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 8 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 9 | la2-ia3 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur | deficit: 4 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 3 sila3 |
| 10 | nig2-ka9-ak | accounts |
| 11 | nam-iri-na | of his city |
| 12 | mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3 | year: “The house of Šara was erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | nam-iri-na | of his city |
| 2 | {d}nin-[...] | For Nin- |
| 3 | dumu ur-x-[...] | son of Ur- |
Sources & licences
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