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Nisaba 22, 083 (P405932)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 083 |
|---|---|
| ID | P405932 |
| Museum no. | SM 1899.02.157 |
| 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 | 1(disz) dug dida | 1 jug of wort, |
| 2 | 3(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda lugal | 3 ban2 beer, 2 ban2 royal bread, |
| 3 | 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1/2 sila3 of sesame oil |
| 4 | elam szi-ma-asz-gi5-ke4 szu ba-ti | Elam, Šimašgi received. |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 6 | 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 7 | giri3 za-ri2-ni sukkal | via Zārīni, the messenger; |
| 8 | nibru{ki}-ta gen-na | came from Nippur, |
| 9 | [...] | |
| 10 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...]-ni-ti-il2 | ...-niti-il |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 5 | 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 6 | e-szu-dub-ba-ni sukkal | Ešudubbani, the messenger, |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 8 | 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 9 | gu-u2-re-e ra-gaba elam | Guurê, the Elamite courier, |
| 10 | an-sza-an{ki}-ta gen-na | went from Anšan |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
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