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Nisaba 22, 112 (P406471)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 112 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406471 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.349 |
| 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 sza3-iri | 5 sila3 of ša-iri beer, |
| 2 | 1(disz) dug dida kaskal-sze3 | 1 jug of dida for the road |
| 3 | zi-du ra-gaba | zidu, the courier |
| 4 | 1(barig) kasz du lugal | 60 litres of regular-quality beer for the king |
| 5 | elam a-dam-szah2{ki}-me | Elam and Ammi-šaḫ |
| 6 | giri3 zi-du ra-gaba | via Zidu, the courier; |
| 7 | a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Damšah he went, |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz sza3-iri | 5 sila3 of ša-iri beer, |
| 9 | 1(disz) dug dida kaskal-sze3 | 1 jug of dida for the road |
| 10 | i3-li2-la aga3-us2 gal | Ilila, the great soldier |
| 11 | 1(barig) kasz du lugal# | 60 litres of regular-quality beer for the king |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | elam# [ki-masz{ki}-me] | Elam and Kimaš |
| 2 | giri3 [i3-li2-la aga3-us2 gal] | via Ilila, chief soldier |
| 3 | ki-masz{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Kimaš went, |
| 4 | 1(barig) kasz du lugal | 60 litres of regular-quality beer for the king |
| 5 | ARAD2-hul3-la szagina | ARAD-hula, general |
| 6 | du8-du8{ki}-ta du-ni | from Dudu went, |
| 7 | iti sze-il2-la | month: “Barley carried,’ |
Sources & licences
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