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Nisaba 22, 117 (P406480)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 117 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406480 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.358 |
| 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 | na-ra-am-e2-a lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la | Naram-Ea, the man of the great weapon |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 4 | u-bar lu2 kas4 | Ubar, the messenger |
| 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 | lugal-ma2-gur8-re aga3-us2 gal | Lugal-magure, the great soldier, |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 9 | szu-{d}utu lu2 kas4 | Šū-Utu, the messenger |
| 10 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-lim-be-li2-li2 aga3-us2 gal | Šalim-belilī, the great soldier, |
| 2 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 4 | ur-esz3-lil2-la2 lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la | Ur-Ešlila, the man of the “great weapon’, |
| 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 | ur-ku3-nun sukkal | Ur-kugnun, the messenger; |
| 8 | a2 gesz-gar-ra szu-ku6-ne e3-e3-de3 gen-na | I am going to bring out the fishermen's labor on the threshing floor. |
| 9 | iti munu4-gu7 | month: “Malt-feast,’ |
Sources & licences
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