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Nisaba 18, 041 (P374962)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 18, 041 |
|---|---|
| ID | P374962 |
| Museum no. | BM 094466A |
| 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 | 8(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta | 8 male laborers, 1 barig barley each, |
| 2 | 2(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)-ta | 2 male laborers, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each |
| 3 | sze-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) gur | its barley: 1 gur 4 barig; |
| 4 | sza3-gal erin2 esz3 didli-sze3 | chief of the troops to the various shrines, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e2-duru5 me-luh-ha-ta | from the Duru temple of Meluhha |
| 2 | ki ur-{gesz}gigir-ta | from Ur-gigir; |
| 3 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}dumu-zi | under seal of Lu-Dumuzi; |
| 4 | ugula lugal-eridu{ki}-sze3 | foreman: Lugal-Eridu; |
| 5 | iti mu-szu-du7 | month: “mušudu, |
| 6 | mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašrum was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}dumu-zi | Lu-Dumuzi |
| 2 | dumu ur-kisal | son of Ur-kisal |
| 3 | gudu4 {d}inanna-ka | gudu priest of Inanna |
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