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Nisaba 22, 090 (P406055)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 090 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406055 |
| Museum no. | SM 1899.02.331 |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 2 | ka-la-a lu2-{gesz}tukul-gu-<la> | all of Lu-Tukulgula |
| 3 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 5 | {d}suen-il-szu sukkal | Sîn-ilšu, vizier |
| 6 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 8 | lu2-{d}szara2 sukkal | Lu-Šara, the messenger; |
| 9 | 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 60 litres of beer, 60 liters of flour and 1 sila3 of sesame oil |
| 10 | elam ki-masz{ki}-me | Elam and Kimash |
| 11 | giri3 lu2-{d}szara2 sukkal | via Lu-Šara, the messenger; |
| 12 | ki-masz{ki} [...] | Kimaš |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) [zi3 ...] | 1 ban2 beer, 1 ban2, flour ... |
| 2 | i3-li2-kal dumu nu-banda3 | Ilī-kal, son of the overseer, |
| 3 | u3 e2-ki-bi dumu nu-banda3 | and Ekibi, son of the overseer |
| 4 | sa-bu-um{ki}-ta du-ni | from Sabum went, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 6 | da-da lu2-{gesz}tukul-gu-la | the father of Lu-Tukulla, |
| 7 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 8 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) zi3 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 1 ban2 beer, 1 ban2, flour, 2 idgur2 oil, |
| 9 | szu-a-zi aga3-us2 gal | Šu-azi, the great soldier |
| 10 | u3 er3-ra-ba-ni sukkal | and Erra-bani, the messenger, |
| 11 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti ezem-{d}li9-si4 | month: “Festival-of-Lisi,’ |
Sources & licences
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