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Nisaba 18, 066 (P374432)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 18, 066 |
|---|---|
| ID | P374432 |
| Museum no. | BM 093542 |
| 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 | [n] ab2-mah2 | n big cows |
| 2 | 5(disz) gu4-gesz | 5 oxen, |
| 3 | gub-ba-am3 | stationed, |
| 4 | ur-mes engar | Ur-mes, the plowman; |
| 5 | 1(disz) ab2-mah2 | 1 cow, |
| 6 | 6(disz) gu4-gesz | 6 oxen, |
| 7 | 1(disz) ab2 amar-ga | 1 cow, calf, |
| 8 | ur3-re-ba-du7 engar | Ur-rebadu, the plowman; |
| 9 | 1(disz) ansze | 1 donkey, |
| 10 | 7(disz) dur3 | 7 male lambs, |
| 11 | 1(disz) ansze amar-ga | 1 donkey calf, |
| 12 | lu2#-{d#}ur-asar engar | Lu-Urasar, the plowman |
| 13 | [n] ansze# | n donkeys |
| 14 | [n] dur3# | n female lambs |
| 15 | [...]-ub | ...-ub |
| 16 | [...] x | |
| 17 | [n] ansze# [...] | n donkeys ... |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) dur3 | 2 male lambs, |
| 2 | 4(disz) dur3 amar-ga | 4 suckling calfs, |
| 3 | la2-ia3 1(disz) ansze ba-usz2 | deficit: 1 donkey, slaughtered; |
| 4 | lu2-nin-ga2 engar | Lu-ninga, the ploughman |
| 5 | ur-{d}nin-pirig nu-banda3-gu4 | Ur-Ninpirig, manager of oxen |
| 6 | 2(disz) ab2-mah2 | 2 mature cows, |
| 7 | 4(disz) gu4-gesz | 4 oxen, |
| 8 | 1(disz) ab2 1(asz) | 1 cow, 1 |
| 9 | 1(disz) ab2 amar-ga | 1 cow, calf, |
| 10 | lugal-za3-ge-si engar | Lugal-zagesi, the plowman; |
| 11 | 1(disz) ab2-mah2 | 1 cow, |
| 12 | 4(disz) gu4-gesz | 4 oxen, |
| 13 | la2-ia3 2(disz) gu4-gesz ba-usz2 | deficit: 2 carcasses of oxen, slaughtered; |
| 14 | lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3 engar | Lu-Gešbare, the plowman; |
| 15 | 1(disz) ab2-mah2 | 1 cow, |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) gu4#-gesz | 2 oxen |
| 2 | la2-ia3 4(disz) gu4-gesz ba-usz2 | deficit: 4 carcasses of oxen, slaughtered; |
| 3 | lugal-sipa engar | Lugal-sipa, the plowman; |
| 4 | 1(disz) ab2-mah2 | 1 cow, |
| 5 | 2(disz) gu4-gesz | 2 oxen, |
| 6 | 1(disz) gu4 amar-ga | 1 ox, calf |
| 7 | {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka engar | of Ninmar, the plowman; |
| 8 | 1(disz) eme3 | 1 she-ass, |
| 9 | 4(disz) dur3 | 4 male lambs, |
| 10 | la2-ia3 1(disz) dur3 ba-usz2 | deficit: 1 dur3 slaughtered; |
| 11 | ur-mes engar | Ur-mes, the plowman; |
| 12 | gu-u2-gu nu-banda3-gu4 | Gugu, manager of oxen |
| 13 | szunigin 3(u) 3(disz) ab2-mah2 gu4-gesz | total: 33 big cows, oxen, |
| 14 | szunigin 4(disz) gu4 amar-ga | total: 4 oxen, calf |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [szunigin n] 1(u) 4(disz) ansze hi-a | total: n+14 donkeys, |
| 2 | [szunigin n] amar#-ga | total: n calves |
| 3 | [gub-ba]-am3 | stationed |
| 4 | [...] gu4 | ... bull |
| 5 | [...] ansze# | ... donkey |
| 6 | [...] ba-usz2 | ... died |
| 7 | ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 | foreman: Ur-Baba; |
| 8 | mu {gesz}gu-za-mah {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2 | year: “The great throne of Enlil was fashioned. |
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