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Nisaba 22, 151 (P406657)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 151 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406657 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.566 |
| 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 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [ninda] | 1 ban 2 5 sila3 beer, 1 ban2 5 sil3 bread |
| 2 | {d}utu-ra-a ra2-gaba | For Utu, the courier |
| 3 | 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3 | 4 liters of beer, 4 litres of bread, 4 shekels of oil, |
| 4 | puzur4-esz18-dar aga3-us2 | Puzur-Ištar, soldier |
| 5 | lu2 inim-ma a-sza3 nu-ur2-{d}utu-sze3 du | a person who a complaint to the field Nūr-Utu goes, |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 <i3> | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 2 shekels oil, |
| 7 | szu-ma-mi-tum i7 nin-im-sze3 du | Šumamitum to the Nin-im canal goes, |
| 8 | 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 ban 2 8 sila3 beer, 1 ban2 2 sila 3 bread, |
| 9 | 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 12 shekels oil, |
| 10 | lu2 {gesz}tukul i7-da gub-ba-me | Those who stand in the river with weapons |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 4 shekels oil, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-mi-lum ra2-gaba | Imlum, the courier, |
| 2 | he2? x x-sze3 du | may he go(?) to |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 <i3> | 2 liters of beer, 2 litres of bread, 2 shekels of oil, |
| 4 | u-bar lu2 kas4 | Ubar, the messenger |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 <i3> | 2 liters of beer, 2 litres of bread, 2 shekels of oil, |
| 6 | lu2 ba-ba-ti ma2-sze3 du | A man who a boat tows, |
| 7 | 2(ban2) ninda puzur4-asz-gi4 zuh-sze3 gen-na | 2 ban2 of bread for Puzur-Ašgi, went to the Zuh. |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 2 shekels of oil, |
| 9 | ne-ti-ti nig2 bala-sze3 du | “Nētiti, to do the thing of bala, |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, 2 shekels oil, |
| 11 | u2-mi#-esz-dar | he has caused to die |
| 12 | 6(disz) sila3 ninda lu2 hu-bu7{bu} | 6 sila3 of bread for a man of ḫububu, |
| 13 | zi-ga u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam | booked out, 27th day; |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6 | month: “Festival-of-Baba,’ |
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