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Nisaba 22, 074 (P412670)

Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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Designation	Nisaba 22, 074
ID	P412670
Museum no.	BM 098070
Collection	British Museum, London, UK
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 col 1
1'	[...] 3(ban2)	... 3 ban2
2'	[n] sila3 i3-gesz	n sila of sesame oil
3'	[elam] ki-masz{ki}-me	Elam and Kimaš
4'	[n] kasz# 1(barig) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3	n beer, 1 barig flour, 1 sila3 oil
5'	[elam] szi-ma-asz-gi5-me	Elam, they are šimašgigi
6'	[giri3] szu-{d}dumu-zi	via Šu-Dumuzi
7'	[n] kasz# 1(barig) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3	n beer, 1 barig flour, 1 sila3 oil
8'	[dingir]-a2-li2-ik mar-tu	Ilī-alīk the Amorite
9'	1(ban2)# kasz saga 1(u) gin2 i3	1 ban2 fine beer, 10 shekels oil
10'	esz3-esz3 u4-sakar u4 1(u) 5(disz) lugal	Ešeš, esakar, 15th day, king
11'	1(ban2)# kasz saga 1(ban2) dabin	1 ban2 fine beer, 1 ban2, dabin flour
12'	{d}gu3-de2-a	Gudea
13'	1(disz) dug dida saga	1 jug fine dida beer,
14'	6(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub	6 sila3 dubdub flour,
15'	4(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3	4 sila3 nig-ar₃: emmer;
16'	{d}szul-pa-e3 e2-gal	Šulpa’e of the palace
17'	[...] kasz	... beer
obverse col 2
1'	[...] 2(disz) id-[gur2] i3	... 2 idgur oil
2'	[i3]-bi# 6(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2	its oil: 6 sila 8 shekels
3'	kas4 didli-me	numerous runners
4'	1(barig) 1(ban2) kasz 1(barig) 1(ban2) dabin lugal	1 barig 1 ban2 of beer, 1 (pānu) 1 (ban2) of dabin-flour, royal (measure),
5'	elam an-sza-an-na-me	Elam is Anšan
6'	2(asz) 1(barig) zi3 gur 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz	2 gur 1 barig flour, 2 sila3 sesame oil,
7'	ha-bu-ru-sza szagina	Haburuša the general,
8'	giri3 ha-bu-ru-sza szagina	via Haburuša, general;
9'	szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni	from Susa came,
10'	2(barig) kasz du 1(barig) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3	2 barig regular beer, 1 barig flour, 1 sila3 oil,
11'	dingir-ma-a2-<li2>-ik mar-tu	Ilī-ma<cli>-ik, the Martu
12'	3(barig) sze sza3 hu-rim3{ki}	3 barig barley in Hubim
13'	3(barig) sze a2-sun2	3 barig barley, roasted,
14'	3(barig) sze sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}	3 barig barley in Guabba
15'	3(barig) sze sza3 kar	3 barig barley from the quay;
16'	sza3-gal ansze zi-gum2	fodder of the zigum donkeys
17'	1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 1(disz) [sila3] i3	1 barig 3 ban2 of beer, 1 pānu 3 ban2, flour, 1 qû of oil,
18'	[...] ki# [x]-me	... where ...
19'	[...] x
obverse col 3
1'	4(ban2) 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 4(ban2)# 5(disz) sila3 zi3	4 ban2 5 sila3 beer, 4 ban2, 5 sil3 flour
2'	1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz	1/2 sila3 of sesame oil
3'	elam gi-sza-me	Elam is a reed fence
4'	giri3 lu2-banda3{da} sukkal	via Lu-banda, the messenger;
5'	gi-sza du-ni	a reed mat
6'	4(barig) kasz 4(barig) zi3	[4 barig] beer, 4 barig flour
7'	3(disz) sila3 i3	3 sila3 oil
8'	elam szi-ma-asz-gi5-me	Elam, we are the Šimaškian.
9'	giri3 szu-ni-isz-ne-a sukkal	via Šunishnea, the messenger;
10'	szi-ma-asz-gi5-sze3 du-ni	to Šimašgi went,
11'	1(ban2) kasz saga 1(u) gin2 i3	1 ban2 fine beer, 10 shekels oil,
12'	esz3-esz3 lugal	Ešeš, the king
13'	1(ban2) kasz saga 1(ban2) zi3	1 ban2 fine beer, 1 ban2, flour
14'	{d}gu3-de2-a	Gudea
15'	1(disz) dug dida saga	1 jug fine dida beer,
16'	6(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub	6 sila3 dubdub flour,
17'	4(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3!(AN)	4 sila3 nig2-ara-flour, emmer
18'	{d}szul-pa-e3 e2-gal	Šulpa’e of the palace
19'	szunigin 2(ban2) kasz saga	total: 2 ban2 fine beer
20'	[szunigin n] dug dida saga	total: n good quality jugs
obverse col 4
1'	iti mu-szu-du7	month: “mušudu,‭
2'	1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) kasz du gur	1 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 regular quality beer,
3'	2(u) la2 1(disz@t) dug dida du	20 less 1 jugs regular dida beer,
4'	1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) zi3 gur	1 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 flour,
5'	3(u) 2(disz) id-gur2 i3	32 idgur oil,
6'	i3-bi 6(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2	its oil: 6 sila 8 shekels;
7'	kas4 didli-me	numerous runners
8'	3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) zi3	3 ban2 beer, 3 ban3 flour,
9'	1/3(disz) sila3 i3	1/3 sila3 oil,
10'	elam ki-masz{ki}-me	Elam and Kimash
11'	3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) zi3	3 ban2 beer, 3 ban3 flour,
12'	1(disz) sila3 i3	1 sila3 oil,
13'	sze-le#-bu-um ensi2 sa-bu-um	Šelebum, governor of Sabum
14'	4(ban2) kasz 4(ban2) zi3	4 ban beer, 4 ban flour
15'	1/2(disz) sila3 i3	1/2 sila3 oil,
16'	elam si-u3-me	Elam is calm,
17'	4(barig) kasz 4(barig) zi3	[4 barig] beer, 4 barig flour
18'	2(disz) sila3 i3	2 sila3 oil,
19'	elam du8-du8-ne{ki}	Elam, Dudune
20'	giri3 zu-hu-ut	via Zuhut;
obverse col 5
1'	u3 lu2-[...]	and Lu-
2'	1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [...]	1 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3
3'	1/2(disz) sila3 i3	1/2 sila3 oil,
4'	lu2-banda3{da} x x	Lu-banda
5'	2(disz) dug dida	2 jugs of wort,
6'	2(ban2) zi3 dub-dub	2 ban2 of sifted flour,
7'	1(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3!(AN)	1 ban2 of nig-arra-flour, emmer
8'	siskur2 ma2-gesz-i3	siskur-offering of the barge
9'	giri3 lu2-banda3{da} sukkal	via Lu-banda, the messenger;
10'	1(ban2) kasz saga 1(ban2) zi3	1 ban2 fine beer, 1 ban2, flour
11'	{d}gu3-de2-a	Gudea
12'	1(disz) dug dida saga	1 jug fine dida beer,
13'	6(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub	6 sila3 dubdub flour,
14'	4(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3!(AN)	4 sila3 nig2-ara-flour, emmer
15'	{d}szul-pa-e3 e2-gal	Šulpa’e of the palace
16'	2(barig) 3(ban2) kasz 2(barig) 3(ban2) zi3	2 barig 3 ban2 of beer, 2 (pānu 3 ban2) of flour,
17'	2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz	2 sila3 sesame oil
18'	{d}nansze-GIR2@g-gal sagi	Nanše-GIRgal, cupbearer
19'	2(barig) kasz 1(barig) zi3	2 barig beer, 1 barig flour
20'	1(disz) sila3 i3	1 sila3 oil,
21'	dingir-a2-li2-ik mar-tu	Ilī-alīk, the Martu
22'	1(ban2) kasz saga 1(u) gin2 i3	1 ban2 fine beer, 10 shekels oil,
23'	esz3-esz3 u4-sakar u4 1(u) 5(disz) lugal	Ešeš, esakar, 15th day, king
reverse col 1
1	1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> kasz saga	15 sila3 fine beer,
2	2(ban2) kasz du	2 ban2 regular beer,
3	sza3 pa5-enku	in the pānku-vessel
4	1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga	1 ban2 5 sila3 fine beer
5	3(ban2) kasz du	3 ban2 regular beer,
6	ki an-na	the place of An,
7	3(ban2) kasz saga	3 ban2 fine beer
8	1(barig) kasz du	1 barig regular beer,
9	gurusz-sze3 sze-ba u4 3(disz)-kam	barley rations of the young man, 3rd day,
10	nig2-diri nig2-ezem-ma	a gift, a festival
11	{d}nin-mar{ki}-ka	of Ninmar
12	szunigin 1(barig) 2(ban2) kasz saga	total: 1 barig 2 ban2 fine beer
13	szunigin 1(disz) dug dida saga	total: 1 jug fine dida beer
14	szunigin 4(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du gur	total: 4 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3 regular beer;
15	szunigin 2(u) 1(disz) dug dida du	total: 21 jugs regular dida beer,
16	sze-bi 6(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur	its barley: 6 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3
17	szunigin 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3	total: 1 ban2 4 sila3 nig2-ara-flour, emmer;
18	szunigin 4(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 zi3 gur	total: 4 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 1 sila3 flour
19	sze-bi 4(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur	its barley: 4 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 1 sila3;
20	szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 i3-gesz	total: 1 ban2 5 sila3 8 shekels of oil
reverse col 2
1	2(barig) kasz 2(barig) zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3	[2 barig] beer, 2 barig flour, 1/2 sila3 oil,
2	elam an-sza-an-na-me	Elam is Anšan
3	1(barig) kasz 1(barig) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3	60 litres of beer, 60 liters of flour and 1 sila3 of oil
4	elam ki-masz{ki}-me	Elam and Kimash
5	1(barig) kasz 1(barig) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3	60 litres of beer, 60 liters of flour and 1 sila3 of oil
6	elam szi-ma-asz-gi5-me	Elam, we are the Šimaškian.
7	4(barig) kasz 4(barig) zi3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3	4 barig beer, 4 bang flour, 1 1/2 sila3 oil,
8	elam du8-du8-ne{ki}-me	Elam and Dudune
9	1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3	1 barig 3 ban2 of beer, 1 (pānu 3 ban2) of flour, 1 1/3 sila3 of oil,
10	elam za-ul{ki}-me	Elam of Za’ul
11	4(ban2) kasz 4(ban2) zi3 1/3(disz) sila3 i3	4 ban2 beer, 4 ban2, flour, 1/3 sila3 oil,
12	elam si-u3-me	Elam is calm,
13	3(barig) ninda puzur4-esz18-dar szagina	3 barig bread for Puzur-Ištar the general
14	2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) zi3 4(disz) id-gur2 i3	2 ban2 beer, 2 ban2, flour, 4 idgur2 oil,
15	ARAD2-mu aga3-us2 gal-gal	ARADmu, the great soldier
16	2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) zi3 4(disz) id-gur2 i3	2 ban2 beer, 2 ban2, flour, 4 idgur2 oil,
17	an-ne2-ba-du7 dumu nu-banda3	Ane-badu, son of the overseer
18	lu2 mar-za u3 aga3-us2 lugal udu gukkal-sze3 gen-na-me	“You are the one who goes to the marza and the soldier, the king, the fat-tailed sheep.
19	1(ban2) kasz saga 1(ban2) zi3 1(u) gin2 i3	1 ban2 fine beer, 1 ban2, flour, 10 shekels oil,
20	esz3-esz3 u4-sakar u4 1(u) 5(disz) lugal	Ešeš, esakar, 15th day, king
21	3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga	3 ban2 5 sila3 fine beer
22	3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3	3 ban2 5 sila3 flour,
23	{d}gu3-de2-a u2-szim-ma tusz-a	Gudea sat down and
24	u4# 4(disz) [n-kam]	4th day
reverse col 3
1	3(barig) sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}	3 barig in Guabba
2	3(barig) sza3 kar	3 barig in the quay;
3	sza3-gal ansze zi-gum2	fodder of the zigum donkeys
4	szunigin 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga	total: 2 ban2 5 sila3 fine beer
5	szunigin 1(disz) dug dida saga	total: 1 jug fine dida beer
6	szunigin 4(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz du gur	total: 4 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 6 sila3 regular beer;
7	szunigin 2(u) 5(disz) dug dida du	total: 25 jugs regular dida beer
8	sze-bi 6(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur	its barley: 6 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 3 1/2 sila3;
9	szunigin 1(ban2) 4(disz) nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3	total: 1 ban2 4 ni-arra, emmer;
10	szunigin 5(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zi3 gur	total: 5 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 4 sila3 flour
11	szunigin 2(asz) 2(barig) sze gur	total: 2 gur 2 barig barley
12	sze-bi 8(asz) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur	its barley: 8 gur 4 ban2 2 sila3
13	szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) 6(disz) gin2 i3-gesz	total: 1 ban2 5 1/3disz 6 shekels oil;
14	iti sze-sag11-ku5	month "Harvest,"
15	1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz du gur	1 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 3 sila3 regular beer,
16	1(u) 3(disz) dug dida du	13 jugs of regular dida beer,
17	2(asz) 4(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 zi3 gur	2 gur 4 ban2 less 1 sila3 flour
18	2(u) 1(disz)# [...] i3	21 ... ... oil
19	i3-bi 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2	its oil: 5 1/3 sila 4 shekels;
20	1/3(disz) sila3 i3	1/3 sila3 oil,
21	kas4 didli-me	numerous runners
22	[...] zi3	... flour
23	[...]{ki}-me	... we are
24	[...] sukkal	..., the messenger
reverse col 4
1	elam szi-ma-asz-gi5 u3 an-sza-an-na-me	Elam, Šimašgi and Anšan,
2	giri3 szu-la-ba-an dumu nu-banda3	via Šulabān, son of the overseer;
3	szi-ma-asz-gi5-ta du-ni	from Šimašgi came forth.
4	3(barig) kasz 3(barig) 1(ban2) sza3-iri-sze3	3 barig of beer, 3 ban2 of ša-iri,
5	2(disz) sila3 i3	2 sila3 oil,
6	elam szi-ma-asz-gi5-me	Elam, we are the Šimaškian.
7	giri3 zu-hu-at sukkal	via Zuhuat, the messenger;
8	1(barig) kasz 1(barig) zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3	[1 barig] beer, 1 barig flour, 1/2 sila3 oil,
9	sze-le-bu-um ensi2 sa-bu-um	Šēlebum, governor of Sabum,
10	giri3 szu-{d}utu nu-banda3	via Šu-Utu, the overseer;
11	sa-bu-um-ta du-ni	from Sabum came forth.
12	2(barig) 4(ban2) kasz 2(barig) 4(ban2) zi3 sza3-iri	2 barig 4 ban2 of beer, 2 (pānu 4 ban2) of flour of the inner city,
13	1(disz) sila3 i3	1 sila3 oil,
14	elam u2-lum-ma-me	Elam is a splendor
15	giri3 la-bi-ru-um sukkal	via Labirum, the messenger;
16	1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3	1 barig 3 ban2 of beer, 1 (pānu 3 ban2) of flour, 1 sila3 of oil,
17	elam szi-ma-asz-gi5 u3 an-sza-an{ki}-me	Elam, Šimaški and Anšan
18	giri3 szu-i3-li9 dumu nu-banda3	via Šu-ilī, son of the overseer;
19	szi-ma-asz-gi5#-ta du-ni	from Šimašgi came forth.
20	[...] du#-ni	... he built.
reverse col 5
1	[...] sila3 kasz saga	... sila3 fine beer
2	[...] dug dida saga	... good jug of dida-beer
3	szunigin# 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du gur	total: 4 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 8 sila3 regular beer
4	szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) dug dida du	total: 15 jugs regular dida beer
5	sze-bi 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur	its barley: 5 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 5 1/2 sila3;
6	szunigin 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3	total: 1 ban2 1 sila3 barley-fed emmer
7	szunigin 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zi3 gur	total: 5 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 2 sila3 flour
8	szunigin 3(asz) sze gur	total: 3 gur barley
9	sze-bi 8(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur	its barley: 8 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 4 sila3
10	szunigin 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 i3	total: 1 ban2 4 sila3 14 shekels oil;
11	szunigin 2(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 dabin gur	total: 27 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 1 sila3 dabin flour
12	[szunigin] 3(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 dabin gur	total: 32 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 3 sila3 dabin flour
13	[szunigin (x)] 1(disz)# 1/2(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz	total: 1 1/2 sila3 2 shekels of sesame oil

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