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Nisaba 33, 1007 (P362042)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 1007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362042 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex 0484 |
| 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 sza3 iri | 5 sila3 beer in the city |
| 2 | 1(disz) dug dida kaskal-sze3 | 1 jug of dida for the road |
| 3 | szu-{d}dumu-zi sukkal | Šū-Dumuzi, the messenger; |
| 4 | szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Susa went, |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz ur-{d}nin-gal lu2 kas4 | 3 sila3 beer for Ur-Ningal, the messenger; |
| 6 | szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni | from Susa came, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz sza3 iri | 5 sila3 beer in the city |
| 8 | 1(disz) dug dida kaskal-sze3 | 1 jug of dida for the road |
| 9 | a-gu-a sukkal | Agu’a, the messenger |
| 10 | 1(barig) kasz sza3 iri | 1 barig beer for the inner city |
| 11 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) kasz kaskal-sze3 | 1 barig 2 ban2 beer for the journey |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | elam szi-ma-asz-ki-me | Elam, šimaškime |
| 2 | giri3 a-gu-a sukkal | via Agu’a, the messenger; |
| 3 | szi-ma-asz-ki-sze3 du-ni | to Šimaški he dedicated it. |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz sza3 iri | 3 sila3 beer for the inner city |
| 5 | 1(disz) dug dida kaskal-sze3 | 1 jug of dida for the road |
| 6 | lu2-{d}da-mu lu2 kas4 | Lu-Damu, the messenger |
| 7 | a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni | to Damšah he went, |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz a-da-lal3 sukkal | 5 sila3 beer for Adalal, the messenger; |
| 9 | 1(barig) kasz du | 1 barig regular beer, |
| 10 | elam an-sza-an{ki}-me | Elam and Anšan |
| 11 | giri3 a-da-lal3 sukkal | via Adallal, the messenger; |
| 12 | an-sza-an{ki}-ta du-ni | from Anšan went, |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz lu2-{d}inanna sukkal | 5 sila3 beer for Lu-Inanna, the messenger; |
| 14 | um?-a-a{ki}-ta du-ni | from Umaya came, |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
Sources & licences
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