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Nisaba 22, 109 (P406468)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 109 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406468 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.346 |
| 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 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur |
| 2 | za-na-ti sukkal | Zanati, the messenger, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) id-gur2 | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 1 idgur |
| 4 | a-hu-ba-qar sukkal | Aḫu-baqar, the messenger; |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur |
| 6 | a-hu-ni sukkal | Aḫuni, the messenger |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 8 | ha-la-a sukkal | Ḫalâ, the messenger; |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur |
| 10 | si-mu sukkal | Simu, the messenger |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur |
| 12 | ne-ti-ti sukkal | Nētitu, the messenger, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila₃ beer, |
| 2 | 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 3 | szu-{d}nin-szubur sukkal | Šū-Ninszubur, the messenger; |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur |
| 5 | nu-ri2-lum sukkal | Nūrilum, the messenger, |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur |
| 7 | ha-la-ti sukkal | Ḫalāti, the messenger, |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur |
| 9 | szu-a-a sukkal | Šūʾa, the messenger, |
| 10 | u4 3(disz)-kam | 3rd day, |
| 11 | lu2 {gesz}tukul ma2 gesz i3-ka-da gen-na | The man who with weapons went to the barge with weapons. |
| 12 | iti mu-szu-du7 | month: “mušudu, |
| left | ||
| 1 | 4(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) | 4 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 |
Sources & licences
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