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Nisaba 33, 1002 (P362040)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 1002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362040 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex 0481 |
| 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 | [5(disz)] sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread |
| 2 | [1(disz) i3]-gesz id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil |
| 3 | bur-[ma]-am3 sukkal | Bur-ma-am, the messenger |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 5 | 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 6 | a-da-lal3 sukkal | Adallal, the messenger |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 8 | 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 10 | 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 11 | lu2-sza-lim sukkal nibru{ki}-ta gen-[na] | Lu-šalim, the vizier who came from Nippur |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 2 | 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 3 | bi2-bi2 sukkal | Bībi, the messenger |
| 4 | 2(disz) kasz dida | 2 wort-beer, |
| 5 | 4(ban2) dabin lugal | 4 ban2 of royal dabin-flour, |
| 6 | elam szi-ma-asz-ki szu ba-ti | Elam received your šimaški. |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 8 | 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 | 1 idgur oil, |
| 9 | la-la-a sukkal | Lalâ, the messenger, |
| 10 | an-sza-an{ki}-ta gen-na | went from Anšan |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6 | month: “Festival-of-Baba,’ |
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