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Nisaba 33, 1083 (P362118)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 1083 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362118 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex 0652 |
| 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 | 6(asz) 2(barig) sza3-gal x [...] | 6 (gur) 2 barig ... |
| 2 | kiszib3 a-lu5-[lu5] | under seal of Alulu |
| 3 | 1(asz) 2(barig) sza3-gal amar niga x [...] | 1 aš 2 barig šagal calf, grain-fed, |
| 4 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur 1(asz) [... ziz2 gur] | 1 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 barley, 1 ... emmer |
| 5 | sa2-du11 {d}szul-gi#-[ra] | regular offerings for Šulgi |
| 6 | kiszib3 nigar{+gar}-ki-du10 | under seal of Nigar-kidu |
| 7 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur 1(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur | 1 kor 4 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 barley, 1 gur 1 ban 2 sila 3 emmer, |
| 8 | sa2-du11 {d}amar-{d}suen kiszib3 a-kal-la | regular offerings of Amar-Suena, under seal of Akalla |
| 9 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur 1(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur | 1 kor 4 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 barley, 1 gur 1 ban 2 sila 3 emmer, |
| 10 | sa2-du11 {d}szu-{d}suen | regular offerings of Šū-Suen, |
| 11 | kiszib3 a-kal-la | under seal of Akalla |
| 12 | 1(asz) 2(barig) gur sa2-du11 {d}nun-gal | 1 gur 2 barig, regular offerings of Nungal |
| 13 | kiszib3 dam ur-sa6-sa6 | under seal of wife of Ur-sasa |
| 14 | 1(asz) gur sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2 | 1 gur, fodder of a k-equid |
| 15 | kiszib3 igi-{d}szara2-sze3 | under seal of Igi-Šara; |
| 16 | 2(barig) sze ur5-ra kiszib3 nigar{+gar}-ki-du10 | 2 barig barley rations, under seal of Nigar-kidu |
| 17 | 2(ban2) sze ur5-ra kiszib3 lugal-he2-gal2-gu-la | 2 ban2 barley, urra, under seal of Lugal-hegal-gula |
| 18 | 2(barig) sze ensi2-ka ki ba-gar | 2 barig of barley (for) the governor at the place of Bagar, |
| 19 | kiszib3 a!-kal-la dumu inim-gu-la! | under seal of Akalla, son of Inimgula |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur | total: 17 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 barley, |
| 2 | szunigin 2(asz) 5(ban2) ziz2 gur | total: 2 gur 5 ban2 emmer |
| 3 | sza3# guru7#-gu-la-ta | from the Great Oval |
| 4 | [...] gu2 hi-da kiszib3 lugal-sipa? | ... under seal of Lugal-sipa |
| 5 | 1(barig) [...] x kiszib3 a-da-lal3 | 60 litres (of barley) 1 seal (of) Adalal |
| 6 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ziz2 | 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 barley, 1 (pānu) 1(ban2) 2 sila3 emmer, |
| 7 | nig2-dab5 ma2-gur8-ra | nigdab(-offerings) of the barge |
| 8 | kiszib3 ur-{d}gu-nu-ra | under seal of Ur-Gunura; |
| 9 | 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ziz2 | 2 barig 2 ban2 4 sila3 barley, 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3, emmer, |
| 10 | nig2-dab5 in-na-bulug3 | he has taken as a loan. |
| 11 | iti pa4-u2-e | month: “Pa’ue, |
| 12 | inim?-{d}[... aga3?]-us2-gal | Inim-..., chief soldier |
| 13 | 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ziz2 nig2-dab5 in-na | 2 barig 2 ban2 4 sila3 barley, 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila₃ emmer, taken as a loan. |
| 14 | 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ziz2 nig2-dab5 en-na | 2 barig 2 ban2 4 sila3 barley, 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3, emmer, nigdab-offering, until |
| 15 | al-la agrig | Alla, the steward |
| 16 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur kiszib3 al-la | 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 under seal of Alla |
| 17 | 2(asz) 1(barig) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}ma-mi | 2 gur 1 barig under seal of Ur-Mami |
| 18 | 2(asz) 3(barig) sze da-la2 x x | 2 (gur) 3 barig barley ... |
| 19 | 1(asz) sze da-la2 kesz2 ne? | 1 aš-(worker) barley (for) the ala-festival, ke’šakku-offering, |
| 20 | 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba ma-an-sa6-sa6 | 4 ban2 5 sila3 barley rations: Mansasa |
| 21 | 1(barig) sa2-du11 ma2-gu-la | 60 litres (of barley) 1 (for) the regular offerings of Magula |
| 22 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(barig) 4(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 sze gur | total: 61 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 less 1 sila3 barley |
| 23 | szunigin 4(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur | total: 4 barig 4 ban2 8 sila3 emmer |
| 24 | ki? sze ensi2-ka | at the place of the governor's barley |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(disz)-ta | for 2 days |
| 2 | iti pa4-u2-e | month: “Pa’ue, |
| 3 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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