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Nisaba 22, 147 (P406516)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 147 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406516 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.397 |
| 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 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 2 sila₃ beer, (and) 2 liters of flour, |
| 2 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 3 | ur-{d}nansze mar-tu | Ur-Nanše, the Martu |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 5 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 6 | {d}nanna-zi ra2-gaba | Nanna-zi, the courier |
| 7 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 gen-na | to Susa went, |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, |
| 9 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-du11-{gi}gin7 sukkal | Išduga, the messenger |
| 2 | us2-a-da gen-na | I am the one who goes along the road. |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, |
| 4 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 5 | nu-ur2-su lu2 kas4 | Nūrsu, the messenger, |
| 6 | 1(ban2) kasz 5(disz) zi3 lugal | 1 ban2 beer, 5 royal (measures of) flour, |
| 7 | 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 8 | ARAD2-{d}nanna sukkal | Warad-Nanna, vizier |
| 9 | ugula usz-bar-sze3 gen-na | went to the foreman of weavers, |
| 10 | zi-ga u4 3(u) la2 2(disz) | booked out, the 19th day; |
| 11 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
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