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Nisaba 12/2, 8 = Nisaba 19, 253 (P381937)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 12/2, 8 = Nisaba 19, 253 |
|---|---|
| ID | P381937 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
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 | diri i3-nun ga-ar3 ni-s,i-il!-tum | excrement of butter and cheese for Niṣiltum |
| 2 | sza3 im le-um | in the clay kiln |
| 3 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban) 2(disz) sila3 i3-nun gur a-gu-u2-a u2-tul2 | 1 gur 1 barig 2 ban 2 sila3 butter oil for Agu’a the potter, |
| 4 | 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 i3-nun 1(barig) 4(ban2) ga-ar3 | 1 ban2 2 sila3 butter oil, 1 barig 4 ban2 cheese, |
| 5 | {[d]}suen-i-qi2-sza-am lu2 ab2-ku3-ga | Sîn-iqīšam, the man of the holy cow |
| 6 | 9(disz)# sila3 i3-nun az-zi-ia | 9 sila3 butter oil for Azziya |
| 7 | [n] n(ban2)# 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun {d}suen-APIN dumu {d}suen-re-me-ni | n ban2 1 sila3 butter oil for Sîn-erēš son of Sin-remeni |
| 8 | [... a]-gu-u2-a u2-tul2 | ... Agu’a, the cook |
| 9 | [...] hu-nu-bu-um | ... Ḫunubum |
| 10 | [...] gi-mil-lum dumu ri-im-{d}suen | Gimillum, son of Rīm-Sîn |
| 11 | [...] ur-{d}ba-ba6 | ... Ur-Baba |
| 12 | [... szu]-mu-um-li-ib-szi dumu ku-da-ni | ... Šumum-libši, son of Kudanu |
| 13 | [...] 1(ban2) ga-ar3 ARAD2#-i3-li2-szu | ... 1 ban2 of cheese: Warad-ilišu |
| 14 | [...] x ti#? ma#? [...] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] x | |
| 3' | [...] szu# ba#-ti | ... received |
| 4' | [x?] iti#? du6#-ku3 u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam | ...?, month? of Dukug, 12th day |
| 5' | [mu e2 {d}]nin-ug7-ka# [sza3 masz-gan2]-szabra{ki} ba-du3 | year: “The house of Ninug in Mašgan-šabra was erected. |
Sources & licences
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