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Nisaba 22, 105 (P406464)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 105 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406464 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.342 |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 igi-du szu#-si#? [x] | 5 sila3 flour, inspected, fingernail(?) |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 igi-sza-du aga3-us2 gal | 5 sila3 flour for Igišadu the chief soldier |
| 3 | a-dam-szah2{ki}-ta du-ni | from Damšah he went, |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sza3-iri 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 of ša-iri-flour, 5 qû of road flour, |
| 5 | u-bar sukkal | Ubar, the messenger; |
| 6 | 2(barig) zi3 lugal sza3-iri | 2 barig flour: king of the inner city; |
| 7 | 2(barig) zi3 lugal kaskal-sze3 | 2 barig flour for the king on the road |
| 8 | elam an-sza-an{ki}-me | Elam and Anšan |
| 9 | giri3 u-bar sukkal | via Ubar, the messenger; |
| 10 | an-sza-an{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Anšan went, |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 a-da-lal3 sukkal | 5 sila3 flour for Adalal, the messenger; |
| 12 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 hu-za# sukkal | 5 sila3 flour for Huza, the messenger |
| 13 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 14 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sza3-iri 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 of ša-iri-flour, 5 qû of road flour, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | er3-re-eb u3#-[kul?] | Erreb, Ukul? |
| 2 | ki-masz{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Kimaš went, |
| 3 | 2(barig) zi3 lugal | 2 barig, royal flour; |
| 4 | {d}utu-ba-e3 lu2 {gesz}tukul! lugal | Šamaš-bēl, the king’s weapon |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 szu-i3-li2 sukkal | 5 sila3 flour for Šu-ilī, the messenger; |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 {d}en-lil2-la2 mu sukkal | 5 sila3 flour for Enlila, year: “The vizier,’ |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 dingir-ma-su sukkal | 5 sila3 flour for Dingir-masu, the messenger; |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 szu-ma-ma sukkal | 5 sila3 flour for Šumama, the messenger; |
| 9 | mu ku6-sze3 tusz-a | as the name of the fish |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 er3-u3-ba-ni sukkal | 5 sila3 flour for Erubani, the messenger; |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 a-da-lal3 sukkal | 5 sila3 flour for Adalal, the messenger; |
| 12 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 {d}iszkur-ba-ni sukkal | 5 sila3 flour for Iškur-bani, the messenger; |
| 13 | mu ma2 ku6-ka-sze3 tusz-a | year: “The boat which sat on the fisherman’s mooring pole, |
| 14 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 szu-{d}suen sukkal | 5 sila3 flour for Šū-Suen, the messenger; |
| 15 | 5(disz) sila3 <zi3> ba-a-a dumu nu-banda3 | 5 sila3 <flour> for Baya, son of the overseer, |
| left | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 a-kal-la u3-kul | 5 sila3 flour of Akalla, kul |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 na-ba-sa6 sukkal | 5 sila3 flour for Nabasa, the messenger; |
| 3 | mu ma2 gesz-ka-sze3 tusz-a | year: “The barge which sat on the throne’s mooring pole, |
| 4 | u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam | 13th day, |
| 5 | iti amar-a-a-si | month: “Amar-asi, |
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