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Nisaba 12/3, 18 = Nisaba 19, 257 (P381960)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 12/3, 18 = Nisaba 19, 257 |
|---|---|
| ID | P381960 |
| 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 | 2(disz) sila3 [n] gin2 i3-gesz [du10-ga] | 2 sila3 n shekels good oil |
| 2 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 lal3-kur-[ra] | 6 1/2 sila3 7 1/2 shekels of lalkur-flour |
| 3 | 4(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 i3-nun | 4 barig 4 ban2 7 1/2 sila3 5 shekels butter oil |
| 4 | 4(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 ga-ar3 | 4 barig 4 ban2 7 1/2 sila3 5 shekels of kashk cheese, |
| 5 | 3(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ga-SIG7-a | 3 barig 2 ban2 7 sila3 kašk cheese |
| 6 | [...] 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur | ... 5 1/2 sila3 dates |
| 7 | [sa2]-du11 | regular offerings |
| 8 | [...] x x | |
| 9 | [...] x | |
| 1' | [...]-la | ...-la |
| 2' | [...] x | |
| 3' | [n] i3-gesz [du10]-ga# | n good quality oil |
| 4' | [n sila3 n] 1/2(disz) gin2 lal3 | n sila3 n 1/2 shekels honey |
| 5' | 1(asz) 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur# | 1 gur 3 ban2 9 sila3 15 shekels butter oil |
| 6' | 4(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun# [...] | 4 barig 4 ban2 1 1/2 sila3 butter oil |
| 7' | 2(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz)#? sila3 i3-nun# [...] | 2 barig 1 ban2 9 sila3 butter oil |
| 8' | 1(ban2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 i3-[gesz {kusz}a2-la2?] | 1 ban2 1 5/6 sila3 sesame oil, leather bags |
| 9' | 1(asz) 4(ban2) 2(disz) 1(u) 2(disz)#? [gin2 ga-ar3 gur] | 1 gur 4 ban2 2 12? shekels of kashk cheese |
| 10' | 5(disz) sila3 gu2 had2 [...] | 5 sila3 ...-beer, |
| 11' | 7(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) sila3# [zu2-lum gur] | 7 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 9 sila3 dates |
| left | ||
| 1 | sa2-du11 nig2-dab5 iti-da# | regular offerings, nigdab offerings, month |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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