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Nisaba 18, 034 (P374902)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 18, 034 |
|---|---|
| ID | P374902 |
| Museum no. | BM 094359 |
| 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 | 5(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 5 nig2-lam textiles, 3rd grade, |
| 2 | ki-la2-bi 1(u) 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 | its weight: 11 minas 10 shekels; |
| 3 | 4(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2 | 4 nig2-lam textiles, 4th grade, |
| 4 | 2(u) 3(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2 | 23 guz-za garments, 4th grade, |
| 5 | 1(u)# 8(disz)# tug2 bar-dul5 du | 18 cloaks, regular quality |
| 6 | ki-la2-bi 4(asz) gu2 2/3(disz) ma-na | its weight: 4 talents 2/3 mana |
| 7 | 5(u) 2(disz) tug2 guz-za du | 52 guz-za garments, regular quality, |
| 8 | ki-la2-bi 4(asz) gu2 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 | its weight: 4 talents 24 minas 13 shekels; |
| 9 | 3(disz) tug2 sag usz-bar | 3 garments, head, weaver's block, |
| 10 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) tug2 usz-bar | 77 weaver-garments, |
| 11 | 8(disz) tug2 du | 8 regular garments, |
| 12 | ki-la2-bi 6(asz) gu2 4(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-[na] | its weight: 6 talents 42 1/3 minas |
| 13 | 6(disz) tug2 du [...] | 6 ... textiles, |
| 14 | ki-[la2]-bi# 1(u) 1(asz) gu2 [...] | its weight: 11 talents ... |
| 15 | 2(gesz2) 5(disz) tug2 du [...] | 165 good quality textiles, |
| 16 | ki-la2-bi 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 4(u) [n ma-na ...] | their weight: 12 talents 40 minas |
| 17 | 6(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz) [...] | 356 ... |
| 18 | szid gu2-tar-bi 2(disz) [...] | its gutar barley: 2 |
| 19 | ki-la2-bi 2(u) 1(asz) gu2# [...] | its weight: 21 talents ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) [...] | total: 93 ... |
| 2 | ki-la2-bi 4(u) [n gu2 ...] 1/2(disz) ma-na 2(disz)# [n gin2] | its weight: 40 talents ... 1/2 mina 2 shekels |
| 3 | tug2# ki-la2 tag#-[ga] sza3? [gu2-ab-ba?] | garment with ki-la tagga(?) trim, for the neck(?) |
| 4 | nu-banda3 [lu2-usz-gi-na] | the overseer: Lu-ušgina |
| 5 | giri3 ur-[{d}nansze dumu ur-{d}ig-alim] | via Ur-Nanše, son of Ur-Igalim |
| 6 | giri3 ur-{d}ba-[ba6 di-ku5] | via Ur-Baba, the judge |
| 7 | u3 ur-{d}nin#-mug sanga#? | and Ur-Ninmug, the temple administrator(?) |
| 8 | iti mu-szu-du7 | month: “mušudu, |
| 9 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki} mu-du3 | year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the house of Šara in Umma erected. |
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