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Nisaba 22, 078 (P405868)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 078 |
|---|---|
| ID | P405868 |
| Museum no. | SM 1899.02.081 |
| Collection | Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
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 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 2 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 i3-udu | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els] oil, |
| 3 | {d}szara2-kam lu2-{gesz}tukul-gu-la | Šarakam, Lu-gula |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 5 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 6 | si?-gi4-tum dam-gar3-sze3 gen-na | Šigītum, going to the merchant |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 8 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 9 | lu2-sza-lim ra2-gaba | Lu-šalim, the courier |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 11 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 12 | i-din-er3-ra dub-sar-sze3 gen-na | Iddin-Erra, going to the scribe, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 bread, |
| 2 | ad-da elam | the father of Elam |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 ninda aga3-us2 | 2 sila3 bread for the soldier, |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 5 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 6 | kal-la-mu mar-tu | the Amorite warrior |
| 7 | zi-ga u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam | booked out, 21st day; |
| 8 | iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6 | month: “Festival-of-Baba,’ |
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