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Nisaba 18, 127 (P374757)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 18, 127 |
|---|---|
| ID | P374757 |
| Museum no. | BM 094077 |
| 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 | 5(ban2) sze lugal | 5 ban2 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra | 1 barig 1 ban2 nig-arra |
| 3 | 2(barig) duh du | 2 barig groats, regular quality |
| 4 | sza3-gal ansze | fodder of donkeys |
| 5 | 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra | 3 ban2 3 sila3 barley-fed, |
| 6 | 5(ban2) duh du | 5 ban2 of regular groats, |
| 7 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) duh ge6 | 1 barig 1 ban2 dark beer, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza3-gal gu4 niga | chief of grain-fed oxen |
| 2 | a2 u4-te-na | labor of daytime |
| 3 | iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6 u4 1(u) 2(disz) ba-zal | month: “Festival-of-Baba, the 12th day passed;’ |
| 4 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-a-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
Sources & licences
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