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Nisaba 22, 116 (P406479)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 116 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406479 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.357 |
| 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 zi3 sza3-iri | 5 sila3 of ša-iri flour |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 3 | lugal-an-ne2 lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-<la> | Lugal-ane, the man of the weapon |
| 4 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sza3-iri | 5 sila3 of ša-iri flour, |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 7 | dingir-ba-ni aga3-us2 gal | Ilum-bani, the great soldier, |
| 8 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 9 | 1(ban2) zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam sza3-iri | 1 ban2 of flour on the 2nd day, in the city |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 11 | a-hu-a sukkal | Ahūʾa, the messenger, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du | to Susa went, |
| 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 | puzur4-szuba3 sukkal | Puzur-šuba, the messenger; |
| 5 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sza3-iri | 5 sila3 of ša-iri flour, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 flour for the road |
| 8 | a2-bi2-la-num2 sukkal | Abi-la-num, the messenger; |
| 9 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 10 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
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