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Nisaba 33, 1043 (P362081)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 1043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362081 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex 0536 |
| 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 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) geme2 | 97 female laborers, |
| 2 | 1(u) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) | 10 female laborers, 1/2 labor, |
| 3 | 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) geme2 nu-dab-ba | 9 female workers, not seized |
| 4 | sag elam lu2-{d}nin-szubur | the eldest son of Lu-Ninšubur |
| 5 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) geme2 | 92 female laborers, |
| 6 | 1(u) 4(disz) geme2 1/2(disz) | 14 1/2 female laborers |
| 7 | 5(disz) geme2 nu-dab-ba | 5 female workers, not seized |
| 8 | sag elam ur-{d}en-gal-du-du | the eldest son of Ur-Engaldudu, |
| 9 | 5(u) 8(disz) geme2 | 58 female laborers, |
| 10 | 1(u) 4(disz) geme2 1/2(disz) | 14 1/2 female laborers |
| 11 | 6(disz) geme2 nu-dab-ba | 6 female workers, not seized |
| 12 | ku3-ta du8-ha-me | from the silver Duhame |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) 1(u)? 6(disz) lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6 | 96 (mana wool for) Lugal-lusasa |
| 2 | 5(u) 9(disz) a-tu | 49 Atu, |
| 3 | 3(disz) ur-{d}nun-gal | 3 (mana wool for) Ur-Nungal |
| 4 | 1(u)? giri3 didli | 10(?) different paths |
| 5 | 3(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 3 (mana wool for) Ur-Baba |
| 6 | 6(disz) dam sipa | 6 female shepherd-slaves, |
| 7 | 1(u) 5(disz) geme2 giri3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ba-zi | 15 female laborers, via Lu-Ningirsu, son of Bazi |
| 8 | 6(asz) geme2 e2-gal x x x | 6 female workers, palace ; |
| 9 | 6(disz) nin-lugal | 6 (mana wool for) Nin-lugal |
| 10 | ($ blank space $) 2(gesz2) 4(u) la2 2(disz@t) geme2 | (total:) 192 female laborers |
| 11 | 8(disz) giri3 ma-ni | 8 via Mani; |
| 12 | 6(disz) lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6 | 6 (mana wool for) Lugal-lusasa |
| 13 | 3(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 3 (mana wool for) Ur-Baba |
| 14 | 1(u) 5(disz) ur-{d}nun-gal | 15: Ur-Nungal; |
| 15 | ($ blank space $) 3(u) 2(disz) | (total:) 32 |
| 16 | kikken2-me | weavers |
| 17 | 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 1 Ur-Baba, |
| 18 | 2(u) 5(disz)! ur-{d}nun-gal | 25, Ur-Nungal; |
| 19 | 7(disz) lugal-lu2-sa6-<sa6> | 7 (mana wool for) Lugal-lusasa |
| 20 | 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir | 1 Ur-gigir, |
| 21 | 3(disz) a-tu | 3 Atu, |
| 22 | 3(disz) giri3 didli | 3 different paths, |
| 23 | ($ blank space $) 4(u) | 40 (gur) |
| 24 | ur-me-bi sze IL2 u3 giri3-se3-ga | Its farmers will carry the barley carried and the girisega-tax. |
| 25 | ur-en-gal-du-du | Ur-engaldudu |
| left | ||
| 1 | 4(gesz2) 1(u) geme2 | 210 female laborers, |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz | 77 male laborers |
| 3 | kikken2-me | weavers |
| 4 | 2(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz@t) gurusz | 190 less 1 male laborers |
| 5 | he2-dab5 {gesz}kiri6-a tur-tur u3 giri3-se3-ga | capture, small orchards and irrigated fields |
| 6 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 7 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
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