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Nisaba 22, 124 (P406490)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 124 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406490 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.371 |
| 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 | 2(u) elam 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 <ninda>-ta | 20 elam-containers, 2 sila3 beer, 2 <sila> bread each, |
| 2 | 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1/2 sila3 of sesame oil |
| 3 | elam-me | Elam |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 5 | 4(disz) gin2 i3-gesz | 4 shekels sesame oil |
| 6 | kal{an}-hi-li ra-gaba | Kal-ḫili, the courier |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 <kasz> 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 <cheese>, 2 sila3, bread |
| 8 | 4(disz) gin2 i3-gesz | 4 shekels sesame oil |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e-szu-kal sukkal | Ešukal, the messenger |
| 2 | sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki}-ra | in Kinunir |
| 3 | 1(disz) dug dida | 1 jug of wort, |
| 4 | 2(ban2) dabin | 2 ban2 of dabin flour, |
| 5 | kaskal-sze3 | to the road |
| 6 | giri3 e-szu-kal sukkal | via Ešu-kal, the messenger; |
| 7 | uri5{ki}-ta du-a | from Ur brought, |
| 8 | iti sze-il2-la | month: “Barley carried,’ |
| 9 | mu ha-ar-szi{ki} hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul | year: “Ḫarši and Ḫurti were destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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