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Nisaba 17, 125 (P374253)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 17, 125 |
|---|---|
| ID | P374253 |
| Museum no. | BM 094413 |
| 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) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur | 5 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 3 sila3 barley, |
| 2 | szu-igi-du | Šu-igidu |
| 3 | 1(disz) sila3 iti-de3 la2-a | 1 sila3 monthly deficit, |
| 4 | 1(u) gur ki lu2-dingir-ra dumu ab-ba-mu-ta | 10 gur, from Lu-dingira, son of Abbamu |
| 5 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 1 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 |
| 6 | a-sza3 GAN2-zi-ta | field GAN-zita, |
| 7 | szunigin 1(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur | total: 17 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 4 sila3 |
| 8 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) e2-an-na | 1 (gur) 2 barig 3 ban2 Eanna |
| 2 | 1(barig) ur-{d}lamma | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Lamma |
| 3 | 1(asz) eb-gal | 1 Ebgal |
| 4 | 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 2 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 |
| 5 | iti 1(disz)-kam iti-6(disz) u4 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3 | for 1 month, 6 months, 15 days |
| 6 | sze-bi 1(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2)# 5(disz) sila3 | its barley: 17 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 7 | szunigin 1(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | total: 17 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 8 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 9 | nig2-ka9-ak lugal-uszumgal uru11{ki} | account of Lugal-ušumgal of Urub |
| 10 | mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3 | year: “The house of Šara was erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-uszumgal# | Lugal-ušumgal |
| 2 | lu2 lunga {d}[...] | the brewer of |
| 3 | dumu lugal-gi#-[na] | son of Lugalgina |
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