Nisaba 25, 60 (P449047)
Administrative, ED I-II, Ur · c. 2900 BCE–2600 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 25, 60 |
|---|---|
| ID | P449047 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | ED I-II · c. 2900 BCE–2600 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
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 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...]-nannax(|SZESZ.NA|) | ...-nanna |
| 3 | [...] ur-x | ... Ur-x |
| 4 | [...] | |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | [...] GAN2 HU? | ... field |
| 2 | 5(N01) , lu-ga | 5 nanny goats, |
| 3 | 1(N01) , ama-{d}anzux(|IM.MI|) | 1 ram, Ama-Anzu |
| 4 | 1(N01) , ama si E3 |IGI+GU4| | 1 horn of a mother emergent |
| 5 | [...] amar#-GAN2#? | ... calf |
| 6 | [...] x | |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | 5(N14) , TE | 5 bur3 adjacent to |
| 2 | |GAN2xHI|-ak | field |
| 3 | 2(N01) , ama-e2-nun-si | 2 gur, Ama-enunsi |
| 4 | 4(N01) , nam2 | 4 nanny goats, |
| 5 | 3(N01) , nannax(|SZESZ.NA|)-ur-sag | 3 bur3 Nanna-ursag |
| 6 | 2(N01) 1(N08) , SZAM2 GI MUD# x | 2 bur3 1 eše3: the price of ... reed |
| obverse col 5 | ||
| 1 | 4(N01)? abzu-ta | from the Abzu |
| 2 | 4(N01) , igi-gi-gi# | 4 (ninda), Igi-gigi |
| 3 | 3(N01) 1(N08) , SI NAM2#? | 3 nanny goats, 1 horn |
| 4 | 5(N01) , lu-x | 5 (ninda), Lu-; |
| 5 | 4(N01) , PA-EREN2 UET2_163 KI | 4 nanny goats, female and male laborers, |
| 6 | [...] AB# PA# | ... ... PA |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] AB# [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | SZIM#? | aromatic |
| 3' | [...] KIB#? NUN MUD | ... prince |
| 4' | [...] UR#? | ... ... |
| 5' | 1(N01) , ki-nu-gi4 [...] | 1: Kinugi |
| 6' | 1(N01) , MA SAR# | 1 mina of sar |
| 7' | ur-sag | the hero |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] SZE#? | ... barley(?) |
| 2' | 1(N01) , nin#-[...]-KA# | 1: Nin-...-KA |
| 3' | SAR# [...] | ... ... |
| 4' | 2(N01) 2(N08)# nannax(|SZESZ.NA|)#-szesz#-du10 | 2 nanny goats, 2 female kids, Nanna-sheshdu |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1' | [...] TE# | ... approach |
| 2' | [...] LI#? LU2# | ... a man |
| 3' | [...] GI# EN# | ... reed, until |
| 4' | [...] GU4 AMA GI [...] IGI | ... ox, mother ... first appearance |
| 5 | [...] |ASZ+GU2| | ... of the neck |
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