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Nisaba 18, 170 (P374673)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 18, 170 |
|---|---|
| ID | P374673 |
| Museum no. | BM 093971 |
| 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 | 2(asz) 3(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur | 2 gur 3 ban2 of fine flour, |
| 2 | 3(barig) 1(ban2) esza | 3 barig 1 ban2 esha-flour, |
| 3 | 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-gu | 2 (gur) 1 barig 3 ban2 of emmer, |
| 4 | 4(disz) dug dida saga | 4 jugs of fine dida-beer |
| 5 | 4(barig) 2(ban2) kasz saga | 4 barig 2 ban2 fine beer |
| 6 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) kasz du gur | 1 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 regular quality beer, |
| 7 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze sa gu2-gal | 1 barig 2 ban2 barley, knotted, |
| 8 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze sa gu2-tur | 1 barig 2 ban2 barley, knotted, |
| 9 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze sa gig | 1 barig 2 ban2 barley, suckling, |
| 10 | 1(barig)# 2(ban2)# sze sa sze | 1 barig 2 ban2 barley, roasted barley |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 6(disz) sila3 gu2-gal ar3#-ra | 6 sila3 barley-fed gugal-flour |
| 2 | 6(disz) sila3 gu2-tur us2-sa | 6 sila3 gutur-flour, second quality, |
| 3 | 6(disz)# sila3 ar-za-na saga | 6 sila3 fine arzana beer |
| 4 | 6(disz)# sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga | 6 sila3 fine nig-arra flour |
| 5 | 1(disz)# sila3 {u2}gamun2 gazx(KUM) | 1 sila3 crushed cumin |
| 6 | 1(disz) sila3 sze-lu2-gum | 1 sila3 of šelugam, |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 gazi-gum | 1 sila3 of gaziga, |
| 8 | 2(disz) sila3 mun | 2 sila3 malt, |
| 9 | 3(gesz2) sa gi 9(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu | 320 bundles of reed, 9 talents of manu-wood |
| 10 | siskur2 sza3 e2-gal ha-ar-szi-tum | offering in the palace of Ḫaršitum, |
| 11 | en-um-i3-li2 ra2-gaba maszkim | Enum-ilī, the courier, responsible official; |
| 12 | giri3 ur-{d}ig-alim | via Ur-Igalim; |
| 13 | u3 lugal-hi-li-an-na | and Lugalḫiliana |
| 14 | u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam | 15th day, |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 2 | mu ma2-dara3 | year: “Madara. |
Sources & licences
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