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Nisaba 22, 129 (P406496)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 129 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406496 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.377 |
| 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 | 20 Elamites |
| 2 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz | 2 sila3 of beer |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila3 bread |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 | 1/2 sila3 oil, |
| 5 | elam hu-ur5-ti{ki}-me | Elam of Hurti |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz | 5 sila3 beer |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 bread |
| 8 | 4(disz) gin2 i3 | 4 shekels oil, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-e-li2 sukkal | Šu-eli, the messenger |
| 2 | sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki} | in Kinunir |
| 3 | 2(disz) dug dida | 2 jugs of wort, |
| 4 | 4(ban2) dabin | 4 ban2 of dabin flour, |
| 5 | giri3 szu-e-li2 sukkal | via Šu-eli, the messenger; |
| 6 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 7 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal | year: “Amar-Suen is king. |
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