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Nisaba 33, 740 (P361766)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 740 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361766 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex 0150 |
| Collection | Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) gu4-gesz-ur3 | 1 ox, |
| 2 | 1(disz) gu4 tug2-gurx(KIN) | 1 ox, soiled, |
| 3 | 6(disz) gurusz al | 6 male laborers, hoed, |
| 4 | ($ blank space $) u2 x | ... plants |
| 5 | bir3 gu4 1(gesz2) | horned oxen 60 |
| 6 | 6(disz) gurusz sza3?-gu4! | 6 male laborers, oxen-drivers |
| 7 | ($ blank space $) mu bir3!(UD) gu4-sze3 | to the year: “Bull of the ox,’ |
| 8 | lu2 hun#-ga2 apin-me | Hirelings, we are plowmen |
| 9 | {d}utu-kam | it is of Utu. |
| 10 | 3(disz) gu4-gesz-ur3 | 3 oxen, |
| 11 | 1(disz) gu4 tug2-gurx(KIN) | 1 ox, soiled, |
| 12 | 5(disz) gurusz al | 5 male laborers, hoed, |
| 13 | 3(disz) gurusz [gesz]-ur3! | 3 male laborers of harrowing, |
| 14 | sza3-gu4 [...] | oxen-driver |
| 15 | 6(disz) gurusz [...] | 6 male laborers |
| 16 | lugal-[...] | Lugal- |
| 17 | ugula [...] | foreman: |
| 18 | [...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | igi-kar2 nig2-x-me | a kind of ... object |
| 2 | 6(disz) [...] | 6 ... |
| 3 | 2(u)? [...] | 20(?) ... |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 6 | 2(disz) [...] | 2 ..., |
| 7 | 6(disz) [...] | 6 ... |
| 8 | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 9 | igi!-kar2! [...] | ... the eye |
| 10 | 4(disz) [...] | 4 ... |
| 11 | 2(disz)? [...] | 2(?) ..., |
| 12 | 2(u) [...] | 20 ... |
| 13 | x [...] | |
| 14 | x [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | 2(u) [...] | 20 ... |
| 2' | 2(disz) [...] | 2 ..., |
| 3' | [...] | |
| 4' | [...] | |
| 5' | 4(disz) [...] | 4 ... |
| 6' | a x [...] | ... ... |
| 7' | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 8' | lugal?-[...] | Lugal- |
| 9' | 4(disz) gurusz# [...] | 4 male laborers |
| 10' | 6(disz) gurusz GAN2 x | 6 male laborers, field x, |
| 12' | 3(disz) gurusz x | 3 male laborers , |
| 13' | 5(disz) x gurusz tug2-gurx(KIN) | 5 x male laborers, clothed, |
| 14' | 1(disz) apin gu4 | 1 plow-ox, |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | 6(disz) [...] | 6 ... |
| 2' | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz#? [...] | 1 1/2 male laborers |
| 3' | ugula lu2-[...] | foreman: Lu- |
| 4' | GAN2-gu4 ur-ma? engar | oxen-field of Urma, the plowman; |
| 5' | u4 3(u)-kam | 30th day. |
| 6' | iti ezem-{d}li9-si4 | month: “Festival-of-Lisi,’ |
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