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Nisaba 22, 131 (P406498)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 131 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406498 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.379 |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 2 | 2(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 2 idgur oil, |
| 3 | e-lu-kal lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la | Elukal, the man of the great weapon |
| 4 | 2(disz) [n sila3] kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 2 n sila3 beer, 2 liters flour |
| 5 | 1(disz)# i3# id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil |
| 6 | szu#-{d#}suen | Šū-Suen |
| 7 | [...]-ta# gen-na | I am from ..., I am going |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 2 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 3 | a-hu-ma lu2 kas4 | a brother of a messenger |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 5 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 6 | en-u2-mi-i3-li2 | Enumi-ilī |
| 7 | sa-bu-um{ki}-ta gen-na | from Sabum came, |
| 8 | zi-ga u4 3(disz)-kam | booked out, 3rd day, |
| 9 | iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6 | month: “Festival-of-Baba,’ |
Sources & licences
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