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Nisaba 22, 140 (P406508)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 140 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406508 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.389 |
| 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 | 5 sila₃ beer, |
| 2 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 3 | 2(disz) dug dida du | 2 jugs of common wort, |
| 4 | 1(barig) dabin lugal | 60 litres of dabin-flour for the king |
| 5 | 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1/2 sila3 of sesame oil |
| 6 | lu2-{d}da-mu sukkal | Lu-Damu, the messenger; |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 <zi3> | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 flour, |
| 8 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 9 | ba-sa6-ga sukkal | Basaga, the messenger; |
| 10 | gu4-sze3 gen-na | to the oxen going, |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz szu-{d}nin-szubur | 5 sila3 beer for Šū-Ninszubur, |
| 12 | szuszin{ki}-ta du | from Susa went, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 <zi3> | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 flour, |
| 2 | 2(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 2 idgur oil, |
| 3 | lu2-sza-lim lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-<la> | Lu-šalim, the man of the weapon |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 <zi3> | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 flour, |
| 5 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 6 | ur-{d}utu gir2-su gen-na | Ur-Utu, go to Girsu! |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 <zi3> | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 8 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 9 | sze-{li}lib lu2 kas4 | barley rations of runners |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz [n] sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-<gur2> | 5 sila3 beer, [n sila]3 flour, 1 idgur oil |
| 11 | a-bu-ni [mangaga]-sze3 gen-na | his father went to Magan |
| 12 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz puzur4#-szuba3 lu2 kas4 | 5 sila3 beer for Puzur-šuba, the runner |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 <x> a-la-a lu2 kas4 | 5 sila3 <...> alâ, the courier; |
| 14 | zi-ga u4 1(u) 7(disz) | booked out, 17th day; |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi | month: “Festival-of-Dumuzi,’ |
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