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Nisaba 22, 157 (P406667)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 157 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406667 |
| Museum no. | SM 1909.05.576 |
| 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 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 2 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 3 | ma-ma lu2 {gesz}tukul | “Whoever the weapon |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 5 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 6 | sag-kal-la lu2 {gesz}tukul | the foremost one, the one with weapons |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 8 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 9 | gu4-ku lu2 {gesz}tukul | ox or bull of a man with weapons |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 11 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-e2-a lu2 {gesz}tukul | Šu’ea, the man with weapons |
| 2 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 3 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 4 | en-kas4 lu2 {gesz}tukul | Enkas, the man with weapons |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 6 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 shekels oil, |
| 7 | lugal-i3-ti lu2 {gesz}tukul | Lugal-iti, the man of weapons |
| 8 | iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi | month: “Festival-of-Dumuzi,’ |
| 9 | mu us2-sa ma2-dara3 ba-du8 | year following: “The barge was caulked. |
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