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Nisaba 22, 080 (P405874)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 080 |
|---|---|
| ID | P405874 |
| Museum no. | SM 1899.02.092 |
| 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)
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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 | 6(disz) sila3 kasz 6(disz) sila3 ninda | 6 liters of beer, 6 litres of bread, |
| 2 | 3(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 3(disz)-kam | 3 id-gur oil on the 3rd day, |
| 3 | da-num2-ma-an-zi-at lu2-{gesz}tukul | the mighty one, the weapon-bearer |
| 4 | 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda | 4 liters of beer, 4 litres of bread, |
| 5 | 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz | 2 shekels sesame oil |
| 6 | a-da-lal3 nu-banda3 | Adallal, the overseer |
| 7 | 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda | 4 liters of beer, 4 litres of bread, |
| 8 | 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 2 idgur oil, |
| 9 | sze-li2-ga-lum nu-banda3 | Šeligalum, the overseer |
| 10 | gu4 nam!-ra-ak gen-na-me | You are the one who goes with the oxen |
| 11 | du8-du8-li2{ki} <<du>> gen-na-me | When you go to Duduli, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] ninda | ... bread |
| 2 | [...] u4 5(disz)-kam | ... 5th day |
| 3 | [...] 1(ban2) zi3 | ... 1 ban2 flour |
| 4 | [...] kaskal-sze3 | ... to the road |
| 5 | [...] lu2-{gesz}tukul | ... Lu-tukul |
| 6 | [... nam]-ra#-ak gaba ri-a | ... a booty from a wild cow |
| 7 | [...] kasz# 2(disz) sila3 ninda | ... beer, 2 sila3 bread |
| 8 | [... id]-gur2 i3 sza3-iri | ... the river, the oil of the heart |
| 9 | [n] dug dida 5(disz) sila3 ninda | n jugs of wort, 5 sila3 of bread |
| 10 | lu2-sza-lim lu2-{gesz}tukul | Lu-šalim, Lu-tukul |
| 11 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 12 | iti amar-a-a-si | month: “Amar-asi, |
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