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Nisaba 22, 137 (P406505)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 137 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406505 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.386 |
| 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 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 [i3] | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of flour, 1 gur of oil |
| 2 | szu-ni-isz-ne sukkal | Šunishne, the vizier, |
| 3 | a-ab-ba-sze3 du-ni | to the sea went, |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 5 | {d}utu-pa-e3 sukkal | Šamaš-pa’e, vizier |
| 6 | a-ab-ba-sze3 du-ni | to the sea went, |
| 7 | ($ blank space $) a-gu-a dumu nu-banda3 | Agu’a, son of the overseer; |
| 8 | an-sza-an{ki}-ta du-ni | from Anšan went, |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur |
| 10 | ur-{d}iszkur sukkal | Ur-Addu, the messenger; |
| 11 | a-ab-ba-sze3 du-ni | to the sea went, |
| 12 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur |
| 13 | 1(disz) dug dida 1(ban2) zi3 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 1 jug of common wort, 1 ban of flour, 2 gur of oil, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma2-a gar-ra | stationed on the barge, |
| 2 | a-mur-{d}suen sukkal | Amur-Sîn, the messenger; |
| 3 | a-ab-ba-ta du-ni | from the sea came forth. |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur |
| 5 | in-ti-a sukkal | Intia, the vizier |
| 6 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur |
| 8 | a-mur-{d}utu aga3-us2 gal | Amur-šamaš, the great soldier |
| 9 | a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Damšah he went, |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 11 | u-bar-um sukkal | Ubarum, the messenger |
| 12 | ki-masz{ki}-ta du-ni | from Kimaš came, |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| left | ||
| 1 | gu-gu-a sukkal | Gugua, the messenger |
| 2 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 3 | iti munu4-gu7 | month: “Malt-feast,’ |
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