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Nisaba 12/3, 5 (P381957)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 12/3, 5 |
|---|---|
| ID | P381957 |
| 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)
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' | [n sila3 i3-gesz] du10-[ga] | n sila3 good oil |
| 2' | [n] sila3 i3-nun | n sila of butter oil |
| 3' | [n] 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-ar3 | ... 4 1/2 sila3 of kašk cheese |
| 4' | [n] x 4(ban2) zu2#-[lum] gur | n gur 4 ban2 dates |
| 5' | 2(disz) sila3 li# | 2 sila3 li |
| 6' | 1/2(disz) sila3 {u2}[gamun] | 1/2 sila3 of cumin |
| 7' | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze zi-[bi2-tum] | 1 1/3 sila3 of zibitum grain |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | ($ blank space $) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3# [sze zi-bi2-tum] | (total:) 1 1/3 sila3 of zibitum grain |
| 2' | ($ blank space $) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [gazi] | 1 ban2 5 sila3 of kašk beer |
| 3' | ($ blank space $) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze#-[lu2] | 1 ban2 5 sila3 barley flour |
| 4' | sa2-du11 nig2-dab5 iti-da | regular offerings, nigdab offerings of the month |
| 5' | ga2-nun-[mah] | the great storehouse |
| 6' | {d}nin-gal-ta# | from Ningal |
| 7' | ba#-zi | booked out |
| 8' | kiszib# ARAD2-{d}nanna | under seal of Warad-Nanna |
| 9' | [iti] gu4-si-su | month: “Oxen-sisu, |
| 10' | [mu 2(disz) {uruda}]alam szud3#-[de3 ri-im]-{d}suen# [lugal e2 {d}utu]-sze3# i-[ni-in-ku4-re] | for 2 years a statue of the prayer of Rīm-Sîn the king to the temple of Utu he brought. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ARAD2-{d}nanna# | Warad-Nanna |
| 2 | agrig e2 [{d}]nin#-gal | the steward of the temple of Ningal |
| 3 | [dumu ku3-{d}lugal-banda3{da}] | son of Ku-Lugalbanda |
Sources & licences
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