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Nisaba 22, 118 (P406481)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 118 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406481 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.361 |
| 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 | 1(ban2) kasz du lugal u4 2(disz)-kam | 1 ban2 regular-quality beer for the king on the 2nd day |
| 2 | ba-a-a sukkal | Baʾa, the messenger, |
| 3 | 1(ban2) kasz u4 2(disz)-kam nam-ha-ni dumu nu-banda3 | 1 ban2 of beer on the 2nd day, Namhani, son of the overseer, |
| 4 | 1(ban2) kasz u4 2(disz)-kam | 1 ban2 beer on the 2nd day, |
| 5 | na-ra-am-i3-li2 sukkal | Naram-ilī, the messenger, |
| 6 | 1(ban2) kasz u4 2(disz)-kam | 1 ban2 beer on the 2nd day, |
| 7 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 aga3-us2 gal | Ur-Baba, the great soldier |
| 8 | ki ensi2-sze3 gen-na | to the place of the governor went, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz u4 3(disz)-kam | 1 ban2 5 sila3 beer on the 3rd day, |
| 2 | ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da aga3-us2 gal | Ur-Ningešzida, the great soldier |
| 3 | mu szu-ku6-re-sze3 gen-na | because of the fisherman who came, |
| 4 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz ur-nigar{gar} sukkal | 1 ban2 5 sila3 beer for Ur-nigar, the messenger; |
| 5 | mu dam-gar3-ne-sze3 gen-na | to the name of the merchant he went, |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}inanna aga3-us2-gal | 5 sila3: Lu-Inanna, chief soldier; |
| 7 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 8 | 1(ban2) kasz u4 2(disz)-kam i-zu-a dumu nu-banda3 | 1 ban2 of beer on the 2nd day: Izua, son of the overseer; |
| 9 | mu dumu dab5-ba-sze3 gen-na | since he was a captured child, |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti sze-il2-la | month: “Barley carried,’ |
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