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Nisaba 22, 125 (P406492)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 125 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406492 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.373 |
| 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 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 bread, |
| 2 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 3 | ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|) ki lu2-dingir-ra-sze3 gen-na | Ur-Gilgamesh went to Lu-dingira. |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 5 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 6 | ad-da-zu | your father |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 2 | lugal-{d}utu lu2 kas4 | Lugal-Utu, the messenger |
| 3 | ki-masz{ki}-ta gen-na-me | came from Kimaš. |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 5 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 6 | il-ma-su a-sza3 nig2-{d}ba-ba6 du | Ilmasu, field of Nig-Baba, built; |
| 7 | 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz dub-sar lu2-dingir-ra-me | 2 ban2 4 sila3 beer: the scribes of Lu-dingira |
| 8 | 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) zi3 dub-sar {d}szara2-kam-me | 1 ban2 8 sila3 beer, 1 ban2, flour, scribe of Šarakamme |
| 9 | zi-ga u4 3(u) la2 2(disz)-kam | booked out, the 29th day; |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti munu4-gu7 | month: “Malt-feast,’ |
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