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Nisaba 30, 81 (P332394)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 30, 81 |
|---|---|
| ID | P332394 |
| Museum no. | DIOC — |
| Collection | anonymous, New York, New York, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) |
| Coordinates | 32.0591, 45.2922 |
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(disz) udu lu2-u18-um niga 3(disz)-kam us2 | 1 sheep, Lu-um, barley-fed, of 3rd grade, |
| 2 | 2(disz) udu lu2-u18-um niga 4(disz)-kam us2 | 2 sheep, Lu-um, grain-fed, 4th grade, |
| 3 | 2(disz) udu a-lum niga 4(disz)-kam us2 | 2 late-born sheep, grain-fed, 4th grade, |
| 4 | 2(disz) masz2-gal niga | 2 billy goats, grain-fed, |
| 5 | 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa | 1 sheep, barley-fed, for the oxen-drivers |
| 6 | {d}en-lil2 | Enlil, |
| 7 | 1(disz) udu a-lum niga 3(disz)-kam us2 | 1 alum sheep, barley-fed, of 3rd grade, |
| 8 | 1(disz) udu lu2-u18-um niga 4(disz)-kam us2 | 1 sheep, Lu-um, grain-fed, 4th grade, |
| 9 | 2(disz) udu a-lum niga | 2 alum sheep, grain-fed, |
| 10 | 1(disz) masz2-gal niga gu4-e-us2-sa | 1 full-grown billy goat, grain-fed, oxen-driver |
| 11 | {d}nin-lil2 | For Ninlil |
| 12 | {d}suen-a-bu-szu sagi maszkim | Sîn-abūšu, cupbearer, responsible official |
| 13 | 2(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2 {d}nin-urta | 2 sheep, grain-fed, 4th grade, for Ninurta; |
| 14 | {d}nin-lil2-zi-mu maszkim# | Ninlil-zimu was enforcer |
| 15 | 2(disz) udu niga {d}inanna | 2 sheep, grain-fed, for Inanna; |
| 16 | 2(disz) udu niga {d}nin-sun2 | 2 sheep, barley-fed, for Ninsun |
| 17 | 1(disz) udu niga {d}lamma-lugal | 1 sheep, barley-fed, for Lamma-lugal; |
| 18 | 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa | 1 sheep, barley-fed, for the oxen-drivers |
| 19 | {d}iszkur | For Adad |
| 20 | siskur2# sza3 e2-gal | offering in the palace |
| 21 | {d}[szu-{d}]suen#-la-ma-har sagi# maszkim | Šu-Suen-lāmaḫar, cupbearer, responsible official |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [2(disz) udu niga {d}]nanna# | 2 sheep, barley-fed, for Nanna |
| 2 | [...] maszkim# | ..., responsible official |
| 3 | ($ blank space $) 2(u) 4(disz)# udu | 24 sheep |
| 4 | [zi]-ga lugal | king of Ziga |
| 5 | [2(disz)] udu niga | 2 sheep, grain-fed |
| 6 | [3(disz)] udu | 3 sheep |
| 7 | puzur4#-esz18-dar sagi | Puzur-Ištar, cupbearer |
| 8 | puzur4-esz18-dar szu-i maszkim | Puzur-Ištar, ..., responsible official; |
| 9 | 2(disz) udu niga {d}suen-a-bu-szu sagi | 2 sheep, barley-fed, for Sîn-abūšu, the cupbearer |
| 10 | {d}nin-lil2-ama-mu maszkim | Ninlil-amāmu was enforcer; |
| 11 | ($ blank space $) 7(disz) udu | 7 sheep, |
| 12 | nig2-ba lugal | royal gift |
| 13 | a2-ge6-ba-a | during the night |
| 14 | u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam | 14th day, |
| 15 | ki puzur4-{d}en-lil2-ta | from Puzur-Enlil; |
| 16 | ba-zi | Bazi, |
| 17 | giri3 nu-ur2-esz18-dar dub-sar | via Nur-Ištar, the scribe; |
| 18 | u3 {d}nanna-ma-ba sza3-tam | and Nanna-maba, the heart |
| 19 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 20 | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king.{d} |
| left | ||
| 1 | 2(u) 9(disz) udu | 29 sheep, |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | nu-ur2-esz18-dar | Nur-Ištar |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ma-nu-um | son of Manum, |
| seal 2 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}i-bi2-{d}suen | Ibbi-Suen |
| 2 | lugal kal-ga | mighty king |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | king of Ur |
| 4 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | king of the four quarters |
| seal 2 col 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}nanna-ma-ba | of Nanna-maba |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu u2-na-ab-sze-en6 | son of Unabšen, |
| 4 | ARAD2-zu | your servant. |
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