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Nisaba 22, 115 (P406478)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 115 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406478 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.356 |
| 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 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu lugal | 1 ban2 5 sila3 royal flour, |
| 2 | u4 3(disz)-kam sza3-iri | the 3rd day, in the city |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 4 | i-din-dingir dumu nu-banda3 | Iddin-ilum, son of the overseer |
| 5 | har-{gesz}szinig{ki}-sze3 ku6 ab-ba-ka-sze3 gen-na | to Hargešinig, to the fish of the sea went, |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 dingir-ba-ni aga3-us2 gal | 5 sila3 flour: Dingir-bani, the chief soldier; |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 isz-me-a dumu nu-banda3 | 5 sila3 flour for Išmea, son of the overseer; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sza3-iri | 5 sila3 of ša-iri flour, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 4 | ka-la-a sukkal | Allâ, the messenger |
| 5 | ki-masz{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Kimaš went, |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 ma-ma-hir dumu nu-banda3 | 5 sila3 flour for Mamahir, son of the overseer, |
| 7 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 8 | iti sze-il2-la | month: “Barley carried,’ |
Sources & licences
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