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Nisaba 33, 1009 (P362044)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 1009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362044 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex 0486 |
| 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 sza3 iri | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread in the inner city |
| 2 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 ban2, 5 sila3 beer, 2 ban2 5 sil3 bread, |
| 3 | ma2-a gar-ra u4 5(disz)-kam | barge moored, 5th day; |
| 4 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3!(UD) dabin-sze3 gen-na | Ur-Šulpa’e went to the dabin-festival |
| 5 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-udu | 1 ban2 beer, 1 ban2, bread, 1/3 sila3 sheep oil, |
| 6 | szu-{d}szul-gi sukkal | Šū-Šulgi, the messenger; |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 2 shekels of oil, |
| 8 | za#?-ma-ma udu bala-sze3 gen-na-me | You are the one who goes to the bala sheep |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-sze3 gen-na | I am going to ... |
| 2' | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 bread, |
| 3' | ad-da-num | Addanum |
| 4' | 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 4 liters of beer, 4 litres of bread, 2 shekels of oil, |
| 5' | 1(disz) dug dida 1(ban2) dabin | 1 jug of wort, 1 ban2 of dabin-flour, |
| 6' | ur-{d}isztaran ma2-sze3 gen-na | Ur-Ištaran went to the boat |
| 7' | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, 2 shekels oil, |
| 8' | ab-ba-kal-la lu2 a-szur5{ki!} | Abbakala, man of Assur |
| 9' | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, 2 shekels oil, |
| 10' | lu2 {d}szul-gi-i3-li2 | the man of Šulgi-ilī |
| 11' | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, 2 shekels oil, |
| 12' | su-hu-sa6 ku6-sze3 gen-na | Suḫusa went to the fish. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam | 23rd day, |
| 2 | iti ezem-{d}li9-[si4] | month: “Festival-of-Lisi,’ |
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