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Nisaba 22, 108 (P406467)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 108 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406467 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.345 |
| 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 kasz] 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of flour, 1 idgur of oil |
| 2 | puzur4#-szuba3 sukkal | Puzur-šuba, the messenger |
| 3 | [1(barig) kasz] 1(barig) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3 | [1 barig] beer, 1 barig flour, 1 sila3 oil |
| 4 | elam an-sza-an{ki}-me | Elam and Anšan |
| 5 | giri3 puzur4-szuba3 sukkal | via Puzur-šuba, the messenger; |
| 6 | an-sza-an{ki}-ta du-ni | from Anšan went, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 8 | a-bu-ni aga3-us2 gal | Abuni, the great soldier, |
| 9 | 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3 | 60 litres of beer, 60 liters of flour and 1 sila3 of oil |
| 10 | elam si-u3{ki}-me | Elam and Sîn |
| 11 | giri3 a-bu-ni aga3-us2 gal | via Abūni, the chief soldier; |
| 12 | si-u3{ki}-ta du-ni | from Sîn came, |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {d}szul-gi-iri-mu | Šulgi-irimu |
| 2 | lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la | a man with a weapon |
| 3 | elam an-sza-an{ki}-ka giri3 szum2-de3 gen-na | in Elam and Anšan I went by foot |
| 4 | 6(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 zi3 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 6 sila3 beer, 4 sila₃ flour, 2 gur oil, |
| 5 | szu-{d}nin-szubur lu2 kas4 | Šū-Ninszubur, the messenger, |
| 6 | u3 i3-li2-a-zu lu2 kas4 | and Ilī-azu, the courier, |
| 7 | szuszin{ki}-ta du | from Susa went, |
| 8 | 6(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 6 sila3 beer, 4 sila₃ flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 9 | isz-me-a lu2 kas4 u3 na-bi2-a lu2 kas4 | The one who escaped, and the one who did not, |
| 10 | {u2}urua{a}{ki}-ta du-ni | from the Urua plant planted, |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 1 gur of oil, |
| 12 | [szu]-ku-bu-um sukkal | Šukubum, the messenger |
| 13 | [an]-sza-an{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Ašan he went |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti# ezem-{d}li9-si4 | month: “Festival-of-Lisi,'' |
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