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Nisaba 22, 164 (P414455)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 22, 164 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414455 |
| Museum no. | SM 1904.06.021 |
| 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 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 bread, |
| 2 | ur-e2-mah | Ur-Emaḫ |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 4 | sipa ansze ensi2 | shepherd of donkeys, governor |
| 5 | 6(disz) sila3 dub-sar tur-tur | 6 sila3: the junior scribe |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) sila3 dabin | 5 sila3 bread, 5 liters of dabin flour |
| 7 | u3-ma-ni | his mother |
| 8 | 2(disz) sila3 suhusz-gi | 2 sila3 of reed bundles, |
| 9 | 1(disz) sila3 szu-er3-ra | 1 sila3 of Šu-Erra, |
| 10 | 1/2(disz) udu e2-kas4 | 1/2 sheep for the e-kaš-house |
| 11 | 1(disz) udu elam du8-du8-li2-me-esz2 | 1 Elam sheep for Dudulimeš, |
| 12 | 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) uzu-ur2 | 5 sila3 bread, 1 ur-cut; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu2 kin-gi4-a i3-la-lum | messenger of Ilalum |
| 2 | giri3 lugal-ezem sipa muszen | via Lugal-ezem, the shepherd of the birds; |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) uzu-ur2 | 5 sila3 bread, 1 ur-cut; |
| 4 | lu2 kin-gi4-a ensi2 iri-kab{ki} | messenger of the governor of Iri-kab |
| 5 | giri3 ab-ba aga3-us2 | via Abba, soldier |
| 6 | a2-bi2-la-tum sipa {ansze}kunga2-sze3 gen-na | Abilatum, the herdsman of the k-equid, went. |
| 7 | giri3 ab-ba-mu sipa {ansze}kunga2 | via Abbamu, the k-equid herdsman; |
| 8 | zi-ga u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam | booked out, 16th day; |
| left | ||
| 1 | [szuku] ensi2 | prebend of the governor |
| 2 | iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2 | month: “Oxen-driver,’ |
Sources & licences
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