Nisaba 33, 1081 (P362123)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 1081 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362123 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex 0660 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] kasz <saga> gur | ... gur of good beer |
| 2 | [...] x sila3 kasz du gur | ... sila3 regular beer, |
| 3 | [...] 1(disz) kasz dida saga | ... 1 good quality dida beer |
| 4 | [...] sila3 kasz dida du | ... sila3 of good dida beer |
| 5 | 3(ban2) duh saga | 3 ban2 fine bran, |
| 6 | iti 1(u) 4(disz) sze-sag11-ku5 | 14 months, barley rations |
| 7 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur | 1 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 fine beer, |
| 8 | 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3 <kasz> du gur | 4 gur 3 barig 5 sila3 regular-quality flax, |
| 9 | 2(barig) 2(ban2) kasz dida saga | 2 barig 2 ban2 fine dida beer, |
| 10 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida du | 1 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 regular-quality dida beer |
| 11 | 2(ban2) duh saga | 2 ban2 fine bran, |
| 12 | iti 1(u) 4(disz) sig4 {gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar | the month 14 bricks of Išubagar |
| 13 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur | 1 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 3 sila3 fine beer, |
| 14 | 4(asz) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz du gur | 4 gur 5 ban2 6 sila3 regular beer, |
| 15 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida saga | 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine dida beer, |
| 16 | 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz dida du | 1 barig 5 ban2 1 sila3 regular-quality dida beer |
| 17 | 2(ban2) duh saga | 2 ban2 fine bran, |
| 18 | iti 1(u) 3(disz) sze kar-ra-gal2-la | 13 months, barley of the granary |
| 19 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur | 1 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 2 sila3 fine beer, |
| 20 | 6(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz du gur | 6 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 4 sila3 regular beer, |
| 21 | 3(ban2) kasz dida saga | 3 ban2 fine dida beer, |
| 22 | 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida du | 3 ban2 5 sila3 regular-quality dida beer |
| 23 | 2(ban2) duh saga | 2 ban2 fine bran, |
| 24 | iti 1(u) 5(disz) nesag | 15 months, nesag offerings |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 4(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz gub# gur | 4 gur 2 ban2 5 sila3 stand-beer |
| 2 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida saga | 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine dida beer, |
| 3 | 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz [dida] gub# | 3 ban2 5 sila3 barley-fed beer |
| 4 | 1(barig) 3(ban2) duh saga | 1 barig 3 ban2 fine bran, |
| 5 | iti 1(u) 2(disz) ri | 12 months |
| 6 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur | 1 gur 2 barig 4 1/2 sila3 fine beer, |
| 7 | 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du gur | 4 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 regular beer, |
| 8 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida saga | 2 ban2 5 sila3 fine dida beer, |
| 9 | 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida du | 3 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 regular-quality dida beer |
| 10 | iti 1(u) 1(disz) szu-numun | 11 months, seeding, |
| 11 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 1 (gur) 3 barig 5 ban2 1 sila3 fine beer, |
| 12 | 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz du gur | 4 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 9 sila3 regular beer, |
| 13 | 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida saga | 4 ban2 5 sila3 fine dida beer, |
| 14 | 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida du | 3 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 regular-quality dida beer |
| 15 | 1(u) ma-na szim du | 10 minas of good aromatics, |
| 16 | 1(barig) munu4-si-e3 2(barig) zi3 munu4 du | 60 litres (of barley) 1 barig (for) munusi-e3 2 barig flour and groats |
| 17 | 2(ban2) duh saga | 2 ban2 fine bran, |
| 18 | iti 9(disz) min-esz3 | month: “9 minas |
| 19 | 4(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 4 barig 3 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 fine beer, |
| 20 | 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) kasz du | 2 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 regular beer, |
| 21 | 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz dida saga | 5 ban2 2 sila3 fine dida beer, |
| 22 | 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida du | 4 ban2 5 sila3 regular-quality dida beer |
| 23 | iti 1(disz) e2-iti-6(disz) | (a period) of 1 month, (for) the six-month-house; |
| 24 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 1 (gur) 1 barig 2 ban2 2 sila3 fine beer, |
| 25 | 4(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz du gur | 4 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 1 sila3 regular beer, |
| 26 | 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida du | 4 ban2 5 sila3 regular-quality dida beer |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [iti ...] {d}li9-si4 | month: “... Lisi |
| 2 | [...] sila3 kasz saga | ... sila3 fine beer |
| 3 | [...] kasz du gur | ... gur of good beer |
| 4 | [iti] ezem#-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 5 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 1 (gur) 2 barig 7 1/2 sila3 fine beer, |
| 6 | 5(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) kasz du gur | 5 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 regular quality beer, |
| 7 | 1(barig) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz dida saga | 60 litres of fine dida beer, |
| 8 | 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida du | 2 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 regular-quality dida beer |
| 9 | iti 6(disz) pa4-u2-e | (a period) of 6 months, (at) Pa’ue; |
| 10 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 1 (gur) 3 barig 2 ban2 7 sila3 fine beer, |
| 11 | 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz du gur | 4 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 1 sila3 regular beer, |
| 12 | 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida du | 5 ban2 5 sila3 fine dida beer, 1 ban2 (= 15 sila3) dida regular beer, |
| 13 | iti 3(disz) {d}dumu-zi | month: “3, Dumuzi;’ |
| 14 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur | 1 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 6 2/3 sila3 fine beer, |
| 15 | 5(asz) kasz du gur | 5 gur regular beer, |
| 16 | 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida du | 4 ban2 5 sila3 regular-quality dida beer |
| 17 | 2(ban2) ba-ba munu4 | 2 ban2: Baba, the malts; |
| 18 | 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga | 3 ban2 fine niŋara-beer, |
| 19 | iti 2(disz) diri | 2 extra months |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 2(u) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 kasz saga gur | total: 21 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 8 sila3 10 shekels fine beer |
| 2 | szunigin 5(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz du gur | total: 59 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 3 sila3 regular beer, |
| 3 | szunigin 1(asz) 3(barig) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz dida saga gur | total: 1 gur 3 barig 8 1/2 sila3 fine dida beer, |
| 4 | szunigin 3(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz dida du gur | total: 3 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 6 sila3 barley-fed dida beer, |
| 5 | szunigin 1(ban2) ba-ba munu4 | total: 1 ban2 ba-ba, malt; |
| 6 | szunigin 1(u) ma-na szim du | total: 10 minas of good aromatics, |
| 7 | szunigin 1(barig) munu4-si-e3 | total: 60 litres (of barley for) Munusie |
| 8 | szunigin 1(barig) zi3 munu4 du | total: 1 barig flour and malt, regular (quality). |
| 9 | szunigin 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga | total: 3 ban2 fine nig-arra flour |
| 10 | szunigin 3(barig) 2(ban2) duh saga | total: 3 barig 2 ban2 fine bran |
| 11 | sa2-du11 ensi2-ka | regular offerings of the governor |
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