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Nisaba 22, 155 (P406463)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 155 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406463 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.340 |
| 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 | 3(ban2) zi3-gu lugal | 3 ban2 of royal flour, |
| 2 | u4 6(disz)-kam sza3-iri | the 6th day, in the city |
| 3 | 1(barig) zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 1 barig flour for the road |
| 4 | za-na-ti dumu nu-banda3 | Zanati, son of the overseer |
| 5 | 3(ban2) zi3 u4 6(disz)-kam sza3-iri | 3 ban2 flour on the 6th day, in the inner city; |
| 6 | 1(barig) zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 1 barig flour for the road |
| 7 | a-hu-a szesz lukur | Ahua, brother of a nadītu |
| 8 | sahar{ki} har-szinig{ki}-ka-ta ku6 a2-sun2 e3-e3-de3 tusz-a | from Sahar and Haršinig fish for the asun ritual sat down. |
| 9 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 u4 3(disz)-kam sza3-iri | 1 ban2 5 sila3 flour on the 3rd day, ša-iri |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 11 | ne-ne sukkal | Nēne, the messenger, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 u4 3(disz)-kam sza3-iri | 1 ban2 5 sila3 flour on the 3rd day, ša-iri |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 3 | ti-ni-ti dumu nu-banda3 | Tiniti, son of the overseer |
| 4 | sa-bu-um{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Sabum went, |
| 5 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam sza3-iri | 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 flour on the 15th day, in the inner city; |
| 6 | 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 1 barig 3 ban2 flour for the road |
| 7 | ur-{d}nanna u3-kul | Ur-Nanna eats |
| 8 | 2(ban2) zi3 dub-dub | 2 ban2 of sifted flour, |
| 9 | 1(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3 | 1 ban2 of emmer-beer, |
| 10 | nig2-siskur2-ra a-dam-szah2{ki} | offering of Ammi-Šaḫ |
| 11 | giri3 ur-{d}nanna u3-kul | via Ur-Nanna, the cook; |
| 12 | a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 ma2 gesz-da gen-na | to Damšah barge loaded, |
| 13 | iti sze-il2-la | month: “Barley carried,’ |
Sources & licences
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