Nisaba 33, 764 (P361795)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 764 |
|---|---|
| ID | P361795 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex 0196 |
| 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 | ||
| 1' | [...] x {d}utu-i3-kusz2 | ... Utu-ikuš |
| 2' | [...] x-na-mu dumu-ni | ... his son |
| 3' | szesz-kal-la ugula | Šeškalla, foreman; |
| 4' | nu agar4-a ur-gu-la | not cultivated land of Urgula |
| 5' | nu 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-szubur | not (receiving): 60 litres (of barley for) Lu-Ninšubur |
| 6' | x ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da | Ur-Ningešzida |
| 7' | i3-li2-mu ugula | Ilīmu, foreman, |
| 8' | [...] 1(barig) lu2-du | ... 1 barig Ludu |
| 9' | nu 1(barig) ur-{d}dumu-zi | not (receiving): 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Dumuzi |
| 10' | [...] ur-e2-an-na | ... Ur-Eana |
| 11' | [...] gu-u2-gu | ... a throne |
| 12' | nu 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-zi | not (receiving): 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Ninzi |
| 13' | ur-sa6-ga ugula | Ur-saga, foreman; |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | ur-{gesz}gigir ugula | Ur-gigir, foreman; |
| 2' | [nu?] 1(barig) lugal-lu2-du10 | not(?) 60 litres (of barley for) Lugalludu |
| 3' | nu 1(barig) giri3-ni-i3-sa6 | not (receiving): 60 litres (of barley for) Girini-isa |
| 4' | a-tu ugula | Atu, foreman; |
| 5' | [nu?] {d}ig-alim-i3-sa6 | not Igalim-isa |
| 6' | nu ($ blank space $) {d}szul-gi-he2-gal2 | not Šulgi-ḫegal |
| 7' | [...] 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Baba |
| 8' | nu 1(ban2)! 5(disz) sila3 lugal-u2-szim-e | not (receiving): 1 ban2 5 sila3 for Lugal-ušime, |
| 9' | nu 1(ban2) ur-{d}iszkur | not (receiving): 1 ban2 Ur-Adad |
| 10' | dumu-ni-me | his sons |
| 11' | ur-{d}ig-alim ugula | Ur-Igalim, foreman |
| 12' | [...] ur-{d}en-ki | ... Ur-Enki |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | nu 1(ban2) 5(disz) {d}utu-sa6-ga dumu-ni | not (receiving): 15 litres (of barley for) Utu-saga, his son |
| 2' | ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-<da> ugula | Ur-Ningešzida, foreman; |
| 3' | [...] 1(barig) sukkal-sa2-bi2 | ... 60 litres (of barley for) the messengers |
| 4' | nu 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-mes | not (receiving): 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Baba, son of Ur-mes |
| 5' | a-gu ugula | Agu, foreman; |
| 6' | [szunigin] nu 3(disz) gurusz nu-dab!-ba 1(barig)-ta | total: not (receiving) 3 male workers, not seized, at 1 barig (per day) |
| 7' | [szunigin] 1(disz) gurusz usz2 1(barig)-ta | total: 1 male laborer, dead, at 1 barig (a day) |
| 8' | [szunigin] 1(disz) gurusz 5(ban2) | total: 1 male worker (receiving) 5 ban2 |
| 9' | [szunigin] 5(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta | total: 5 male laborers, 1 barig (= 60 sila3) each |
| 10' | [szunigin] 7(disz) gurusz agar4-a usz2 1(barig)-ta | total: 7 male laborers, plowmen, dead at 1 barig each |
| 11' | [szunigin ...] 1(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta | total: ... 1 male worker, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) each |
| 12' | [szunigin] 2(disz) gurusz usz2 4(ban2)-ta | total: 2 male laborers, dead, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) each |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1' | [...] e2-IGI-[...] | ... EGI-[...] |
| 2' | {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka# [ugula] | of Ninmar foreman |
| 3' | nu 1(barig) lu2-nin-gir2#-[su] | not (receiving): 60 litres (of barley for) Lu-ningirsu |
| 4' | lu2-{d}inanna! ugula | Lu-Inanna, foreman |
| 5' | nu agar4-a 1(barig) lugal-ki-ag2 | not cultivated land, 1 barig Lugal-kiag |
| 6' | nu 1(barig) e2-ki-bi | not (receiving): 60 litres (of barley for) Ekibi |
| 7' | nu agar4-a 1(barig) ur-{d}su4-an#-[na] | not plotted: 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Suanna |
| 8' | lu2-bala-sa6-[ga ugula] | Lu-bala-saga, foreman |
| 9' | usz2 1(barig) ur-{d}[...] | Dead: 60 litres (of barley for) Ur- |
| 10' | nu 3(ban2) lugal-x [...] | not (receiving): 3 ban2 Lugal- |
| 11' | nu agar4-a 1(barig) zi-x [...] | not agar-a-quality, 1 barig ... |
| 12' | nu 1(barig) ur-{d}nin#-[...] | Not (receiving): 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Nin- |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | nu 1(barig) lu2#-[...] | not (receiving): 60 litres (of barley for) Lu- |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}nin-mug ugula | Ur-Ninmug, foreman; |
| 2 | [...] 4(ban2) lu2-{d}[...] dumu [...] | ... 4 ban2 Lu-..., son of ... |
| 3 | nu 1(barig) lugal#?-[...]-ra#? | Not (receiving): 60 litres (of barley for) Lugal- |
| 4 | usz2 lu2-{d}[...] | Dead: Lu- |
| 5 | en-ni-na!-dan [ugula?] | Ennina-dan, foreman(?) |
| 6 | nu 1(barig) ur-{d}[...] | not (receiving): 60 litres (of barley for) Ur- |
| 7 | [...] 1(barig) gub-ba-[...] | ... 1 barig stationed |
| 8 | [...] ur-{d}[...] x [...]-ta? | ... Ur-... |
| 9 | a-kal#?-[la ugula?] | Akalla, foreman |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | al-la-ba-zi ugula | Alla-bazi, foreman; |
| 2 | [... agar4]-a 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 | ... of the meadows, 1 barig, Ur-Baba |
| 3 | lu2-sa6-ga ugula | Lu-saga, foreman; |
| 4 | [nu] agar4-a 1(barig) a-lum-ma? | not irrigated, 1 barig: Alumma(?) |
| 5 | [...] 1(barig) ur-{d}ma-mi | ... 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Mami |
| 6 | lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su ugula | Lu-Ningirsu, foreman; |
| 7 | nu agar4-a! <1(barig)> lu2-uru11{ki} | not irrigated, 1 barig Lu-Uru |
| 8 | nu lu2-me-lam2 ugula | not Lu-melam, foreman; |
| 9 | nu agar4-a 1(barig) lu2-giri17-zal | not cultivated land, 1 barig Lu-girizal |
| 10 | nu 1(barig) zi-ba-ba ugula | Not (receiving): 60 litres (of barley for) Zibaba, foreman |
| 11 | nu 1(barig) en-ni-na-dan | Not (receiving): 60 litres (of barley for) En-nina-dan |
| 12 | [...] ur-{d}isztaran | ... Ur-Ištaran |
| 13 | lu2-bala-sa6-ga ugula | Lu-bala-saga, foreman; |
| 14 | nu 1(barig) ur-e2-an-na | not (receiving): 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Eanna |
| 15 | [...] 1(barig) kal-la-x?-ma | ... 60 litres (of barley for) Kalla- |
| 16 | [...] agar4-a 1(barig) sa6-da-tur | ... of the granary, 1 barig, Sadatur |
| 17 | [...] lu2-sza3-ga | ... Lu-šaga |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}ba-ba6 ugula | Lu-Baba, foreman; |
| 2 | nu 1(barig) szesz-x-x x | not (receiving) 60 litres (of barley for) Šeš- |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | nu 1(barig) [...] | not (receiving): 60 litres |
| 6 | lu2#-bala-[saga ugula] | Lu-bala-saga, foreman |
| 7 | 3(asz) 4(ban2) gur | 3 gur 4 ban2 |
| 8 | [...] | |
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