Nisaba 33, 761 (P361792)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 761 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361792 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex 0193 |
| 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 | 5(u) sze gur lugal | 50 gur of barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | tir ba-bil3-ta | from the Babil-woods |
| 3 | 5(asz) 5(ban2) gur | 5 gur 5 ban2 |
| 4 | {gesz}balag-ta | from the balag drum |
| 5 | 6(asz) guru7 nibru{ki}-ta | 6 silos, from Nippur; |
| 6 | 2(asz) kar-ta | 2 gur each, |
| 7 | 3(barig) sze gir2-su{ki}-ta de6-a | 3 barig barley transported from Girsu |
| 8 | 1(asz) 1(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga ki | 1 (gur) 1 barig fine emmer flour |
| 9 | sze bala-bi 3(barig) | its bala barley: 3 barig; |
| 10 | 2(asz) 2(barig) guru7 sag-da-na-ta | from the 2 gur 2 barig silo of Sagdana |
| 11 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 7(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur | total: 67 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 |
| 12 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur | 22 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 fine beer, |
| 2 | sze bala-bi 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur | its bala barley: 11 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 6 sila3 |
| 3 | 3(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du gur | 36 gur 3 barig 8 sila3 regular beer, |
| 5 | kiszib3 ur-mes | under seal of Ur-mes; |
| 6 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz saga | 1 barig 4 ban2 fine beer |
| 7 | sze bala-bi 5(ban2) | its bala barley: 5 ban2 |
| 8 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) kasz du | 1 barig 2 ban2 regular beer, |
| 9 | 2(barig) sze | 2 barig barley |
| 10 | kiszib3 lugal-an-na-tum2 | under seal of Lugal-anatum |
| 11 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) kasz saga | 1 (gur) 3 barig 2 ban2 fine beer, |
| 12 | sze bala-bi 4(barig) 1(ban2) | its bala barley: 4 barig 1 ban2 |
| 13 | kiszib3 nig2-sza3-ge | under seal of Nig-šage; |
| 14 | 4(ban2) kasz du | 4 ban2 regular beer, |
| 15 | kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu lugal-pa-e3 | under seal of Ur-Šulpa’e, son of Lugal-pa'e; |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 2(ban2) kasz du | 2 ban2 regular beer, |
| 2 | lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-en3 | Lu-Baba, son of Ur-en |
| 3 | kiszib3 al?-bi-du | under seal of Allbidu |
| 4 | 2(barig) kasz du | 2 barig regular beer |
| 5 | sze bala-bi 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 | its bala barley: 2 ban2 4 sila3 |
| 6 | 1(barig) nig2-ar3-ra du | 60 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Nigara, regular |
| 7 | 1(barig) x ra-e3 | 60 litres (of barley for) Rae |
| 8 | 2(disz)? dug-gal-gal | 2 large vessel(s), |
| 9 | kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu za-ga!-la2! | under seal of Ur-Baba, son of Zagala |
| 10 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz 4(ban2) | 1 barig 4 ban2 beer at 4 ban2, |
| 11 | sze bala-bi 1(barig) 4(ban2) | its bala barley: 1 barig 4 ban2 |
| 12 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz du | 1 barig 4 ban2 regular beer, |
| 13 | ki-a-nag | libation place |
| 14 | 1(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga | 60 litres (of barley) 1 barig fine quality |
| 15 | sze bala-bi [1(barig)?] 4(ban2) [...] sila3 | its bala barley: 1 barig 4 ban2 ... sila3 |
| 16 | ki da-tum | from Datum |
| 17 | 2(ban2) kasz du siskur2 isin2{+si}-na | 2 ban2 regular quality beer, siskur-offerings of tamarisk, |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 2(ban2) szim saga | 2 ban2 fine aromatics, |
| 2 | sze bala-bi 2(ban2)? [...] | its bala barley: 2 ban2 |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | [...] x | |
| 6 | x x x | |
| 7 | x x x | |
| 8 | x x x | |
| 9 | x x x | |
| 10 | x x x | |
| 11 | x [...] 6(disz) x | ... 6 ... |
| 12 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz)? sila3 gur | total: 84 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 13 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 14 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 4(disz) [sila3] zi3 gur | total: 96 gur 1 barig 4 sila3 flour |
| 15 | nig2-ka9-ak# da? {d}utu? | accounts with Utu |
| 16 | [...]-{d}saman4#? i3-dab5 | ...-Saman accepted |
| 17 | iti! 5(disz)-kam | 5 months |
| 18 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-a-bi | year after: “Kimaš,’‘year after that— |
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