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Nisaba 18, 043 (P374581)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 18, 043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P374581 |
| Museum no. | BM 093807 |
| 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 | 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta | 16 male laborers, 1 barig barley each, |
| 2 | ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 | foreman: Ur-Baba; |
| 3 | 3(u) 3(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta | 33 male laborers, 1 barig (= 60 sila3) each |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ugula lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | foreman: Lu-Baba; |
| 2 | sza3-gal erin2-na-sze3 | to the chief of the troops, |
| 3 | ki ba-zi-ta | from Bazi |
| 4 | ur-sa6-ga nu-banda3 | Ur-saga, the overseer |
| 5 | szu ba-ti | received. |
| 6 | iti amar-a-a-si | month: “Amar-asi, |
| 7 | mu ur-bi2-lum#[{ki}] ba-hul | year: “Urbilum was destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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