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Nisaba 18, 088 (P374635)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 18, 088 |
|---|---|
| ID | P374635 |
| Museum no. | BM 093901 |
| 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(disz) ma-sza-lum ku3-[sig17] | 1 gold ašallum vessel |
| 2 | ki-la2-bi igi 3(disz)#-gal2# | its weight: 1/3 (shekel) |
| 3 | 1(disz) ma-sza-lum ku3-babbar | 1 Ašalum of silver |
| 4 | ki-la2-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2 | its weight: 1/3 (shekel) |
| 5 | 2(u) 1(disz) {gesz}haszhur ku3-sig17 | 21 red apple trees, |
| 6 | 1(u) 4(disz) ku3-su4? ku3-sig17 | 14 gold bowls, gold |
| 7 | ki-la2-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(u) 7(disz) sze | its weight: 1/3 shekel 17 grains; |
| 8 | 2(u) 1(disz) {gesz}haszhur ku3-babbar | 21 apple trees, silver |
| 9 | 2(u) 1(disz) ku3-su4? ku3-babbar | 21 (?) (shekels of) silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) gin2# [4(disz) sze] | its weight: 1/2 shekel 4 grains |
| 2 | szunigin 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) 1(u) 7(disz) sze# [ku3]-sig17# | total: 2/3 gur 17 barleycorns gold |
| 3 | szunigin 5/6(disz)# gin2 4(disz) sze ku3-babbar | total: 5/6 shekel 4 grains silver |
| 4 | 1/3(disz){sza} {na4}gul {na4}za-gin3 | 1/3 (mina) of carnelian and lapis lazuli |
| 5 | ma2 du8-a KU-NE-a | ... barge punted |
| 6 | {d}nansze | For Nanše |
| 7 | mu en# [...] x [...] | Year: “The lord ... ..., |
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