Nisaba 33, 1082 (P362117)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 1082 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362117 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex 0651 |
| Collection | Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
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 | 8(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu hi-a | 420 less 1 sheep, |
| 2 | 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki nam-sza3#-tam | 12 talents 25 1/2 minas of wool of the šatam type |
| 3 | 3(u) ma-na siki udu ba-usz2 | 30 minas wool, sheep slaughtered, |
| 4 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 5 | ur-ru na-gada | The warrior, the hero |
| 6 | 4(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) udu hi-a | 285 sheep, ..., |
| 7 | 4(asz) gu2 5(u) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki nam-sza3-tam | 4 talents 50 1/2 mana wool of the šatam standard, |
| 8 | 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki udu ba-usz2 | 12 talents 12 minas wool of sheep slaughtered, |
| 9 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 10 | lu2-eb-gal na-gada | Lu-ebgal, the herdsman |
| 11 | 6(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) udu hi-a | 636 sheep, ..., |
| 12 | 9(asz) gu2 2(u)! 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na siki nam-sza3-tam | 9 talents 21 5/6 mana wool of the namšatam type, |
| 13 | 2(asz) gu2 5(u) 1(disz) ma-na siki udu ba-usz2 mu-kux(DU) | 2 talents 51 mana wool, sheep slaughtered, delivery; |
| 14 | 1(u)! ma-na siki udu la2-ia3 | 10 minas of sheep wool, deficit |
| 15 | sza3-ku3-ge na-gada | Šakuge, the herdsman, |
| 16 | szunigin 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 5(u) udu hi-a | total: 990 50 sheep, hia, |
| 17 | szunigin 2(u) 6(asz) gu2 3(u) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na siki nam-sza3-tam | total: 26 talents 37 5/6 mana wool of the namšatam type |
| 18 | szunigin 1(u) 5(asz) gu2 3(u) 3(disz) ma-na siki udu ba-usz2 | total: 15 talents 33 mana wool, sheep slaughtered; |
| 19 | szunigin 1(u) ma-na siki udu la2-ia3 | total: 10 mana wool of sheep, deficit; |
| 20 | e2 {d}nin-ur4-ra | the temple of Ninura, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ugula ur-e11-e | foreman: Ur-Ee; |
| 2 | 6(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) udu hi-a | 157 sheep, ..., |
| 3 | 7(asz) gu2 [3(u) 6(disz) ma]-na 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 siki# nam-sza3-tam | 7 talents 36 minas 15 shekels of wool |
| 4 | 4(u) 2(disz) ma#-na siki udu ba-usz2 | 42 mana wool, sheep slaughtered |
| 5 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 6 | 3(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki udu la2-ia3 | 32 mana wool of sheep, deficit; |
| 7 | lu2-{d}utu na-gada | Lu-Utu, the herdsman |
| 8 | szunigin 6(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu hi-a | total: 460 less 1 sheep, |
| 9 | szunigin 7(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki nam-sza3-tam | total: 7 talents 36 mana wool of the šatam-priesthood |
| 10 | szunigin 4(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki udu ba-usz2 | total: 42 mana wool, sheep slaughtered; |
| 11 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 12 | szunigin 3(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki udu la2-ia3 | total: 32 mana wool of sheep, deficit; |
| 13 | e2 {d}szara2 | the temple of Šara |
| 14 | ugula kas4 | foreman of runners |
| 15 | szunigin 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 8(disz) udu hi-a | total: 168 sheep, ... |
| 16 | szunigin 3(u) 3(asz) gu2 5(u) 3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 siki nam-sza3-tam | total: 33 talents 53 minas 5 shekels wool of the šatam-priesthood |
| 17 | szunigin 1(u) 6(asz) gu2 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki udu ba-usz2 | total: 16 talents 15 minas wool, sheep slaughtered; |
| 18 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 19 | szunigin 4(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki udu la2-ia3 | total: 42 mana wool, sheep, deficit; |
| 20 | nig2-ka9-ak sipa udu-kur-ra-ke4-ne | accounts of the shepherds of the sheep |
| 21 | mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašrum was destroyed. |
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