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Nisaba 22, 139 (P406507)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 139 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406507 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.388 |
| 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 | 1(ban2) kasz sza3-iri | 1 ban2 of beer for the inner city |
| 2 | 1(disz) dug dida kaskal-sze3 | 1 jug of dida for the road |
| 3 | puzur4-ga-ga lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-<la> | Puzurgaga, the man of the ‘weapon’ |
| 4 | 1(ban2) kasz sza3-iri | 1 ban2 of beer for the inner city |
| 5 | 1(disz) dug dida kaskal-sze3 | 1 jug of dida for the road |
| 6 | bu3-ba-ti lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-<la> | “Burbati, the man of the weapon, |
| 7 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz u-bar lu2 kas4 | 3 sila3 beer for Ubar, the runners; |
| 9 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 10 | 1(ban2) kasz sza-al-ma-um lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la | 1 ban2 of beer for Šalmām, the man of the “weapon-of-the-throne"(?) |
| 11 | 1(ban2)# kasz# szu-{d}dumu#-zi lu2-{gesz#}tukul#-gu-la# | 1 ban2 of beer for Šu-Dumuzi, Lu-Tukula |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szuszin#{ki}-ta du-[ni] | from Susa went |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz a2-na-na lu2 kas4 | 3 sila3 beer for Anana, the runner |
| 3 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni# | from Susa he came |
| 4 | 1(ban2) kasz sza3-iri | 1 ban2 of beer for the inner city |
| 5 | 1(disz) dug dida kaskal-sze3 | 1 jug of dida for the road |
| 6 | puzur4-ga-ga lu2-{gesz}[tukul]-gu#-<la> | Puzurgaga, Lu-Tukulgula |
| 7 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz u-bar lu2 kas4 | 3 sila3 beer for Ubar, the runners; |
| 9 | 1(barig) kasz | 1 barig beer |
| 10 | elam si-u3{ki}-me | Elam and Sîn |
| 11 | giri3 u-bar lu2 kas4 | via Ubar, the messenger; |
| 12 | si-u3{ki}-ta du-ni | from Sîn came, |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti ezem-{d}li9-si4 | month: “Festival-of-Lisi,’ |
Sources & licences
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