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Nisaba 22, 127 (P406473)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 127 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406473 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.351 |
| 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 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 2 | hu-wa-wa lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la | Ḫuwawa, the man of the great weapon |
| 3 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 5 | sze-le-bu-um sukkal | Šēlebum, the messenger, |
| 6 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 8 | szu-{d}iszkur aga3-us2 gal | Šū-Addu, the great soldier |
| 9 | a-dam-szah2{ki}-ta du-ni | from Damšah he went, |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | nu-ur2-i3-li2 aga3-us2-gal | Nur-ili, the chief soldier, |
| 2 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 4 | e-zu-a aga3-us2 gal | Your house, the great soldier |
| 5 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 7 | ti-ti ra-gaba | Titi, the courier, |
| 8 | 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) zi3 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 2 ban2 beer, 2 ban2, flour, 1/3 sila3 sesame oil |
| 9 | elam an-sza-an-sza-me | Elam, Anshanšame |
| 10 | giri3 ti-ti ra-gaba | via Titi, the courier; |
| 11 | an-sza-an-sza-ta du-ni | from Anshanša came forth, |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti GAN2-masz | month: “GANmaš,’ |
Sources & licences
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