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Nisaba 18, 063 (P374444)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 18, 063 |
|---|---|
| ID | P374444 |
| Museum no. | BM 093556 |
| 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) 7(disz) ab2-mah2 | 17 mature cows, |
| 2 | 1(disz) ab2 szu-gi4 | 1 šugi cow |
| 3 | 2(disz) ab2 3(asz) | 2 cows, 3 |
| 4 | 2(disz) ab2 2(asz) sag gu4# 3(asz)#-sze3 | 2 cows, 2 head-loads of 3 oxen |
| 5 | 6(disz) ab2 1(asz)#? | 6 cows, 1(?) |
| 6 | 3(disz) gu4 1(asz)#? | 3 oxen, 1(?) |
| 7 | 1(disz) gu4 ab2 | 1 ox, cow |
| 8 | 1(disz) ab2 2(asz) sag ab2-ta-sze3 | 1 cow, 2 heads each, |
| 9 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 10 | 1(disz) gu4 3(asz) gesz-sze3# | 1 ox, 3 ... |
| 11 | 2(disz)# gu4 2(asz) na-gab2-tum | 2 oxen, 2 fat-tailed sheep |
| 12 | [1(disz)] ab2 2(asz) masz2-sze3# | 1 cow, 2 billy goats |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | zi#-ga# | booked out |
| 2 | la2-ia3 1(disz) ab2-mah2 | deficit: 1 cow, |
| 3 | la2-ia3 libir-am3 | the old deficit |
| 4 | 1(disz) gu4 3(asz) su-ga a-kal-la | 1 ox, 3 suga: Akalla; |
| 5 | gu4 szu#-gi4# ga2 lu2-{d}an | ... ox or bull for Lu-An |
| 6 | giri3 gu3#-de2-a | via Gudea |
| 7 | szunigin 3(u) 3(disz) gub-ba | total: 33 stationed, |
| 8 | szunigin 4(disz) zi-ga | total: 4 booked out; |
| 9 | szunigin 1(disz) 2(disz) 2(disz) la2-ia3 | total: 1 2 2 deficits |
| 10 | ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da | Ur-Ningešzida |
| 11 | sza3 gir2-su{ki} | in Girsu |
| 12 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki#} mu us2-sa-bi | year after: “Kimaš,’— the year after that, |
Sources & licences
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