Nisaba 33, 1085 (P362124)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 1085 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362124 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex 0666 |
| 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 | [...] sila3 zi3 | ... sila flour |
| 2 | [iti sze]-sag11-ku5 | the month of Addarum |
| 3 | [...] esza | ... eša |
| 4 | [...] sila3 zi3-sig15 | ... sila3 of fine flour |
| 5 | [...] sila3 zu2-lum | ... sila3 dates |
| 6 | 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3 gur | 2 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 3 sila3 flour, |
| 7 | iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba ga2-ra | to month “Bricks cast in moulds,’ |
| 8 | 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3 gur | 4 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 1/2 sila3 flour, |
| 9 | 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 [zi3]-sig15 | 1 ban2 8 sila3 sig-flour |
| 10 | 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 esza# | 4 ban2 4 sila3 esha-flour |
| 11 | iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la 7(disz) | month: “Barley at the granary,’ 7 (months) |
| 12 | 4(ban2) [zi3]-sig15 | 4 ban2 of fine flour |
| 13 | 1(barig) 3(disz) sila3 esza | 1 barig 3 sila3 esha-flour |
| 14 | 4(asz) 3(disz) sila3 zi3 gur | 4 gur 3 sila3 flour, |
| 15 | 3(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum | 3 ban2 less 1 sila3 dates, |
| 16 | iti 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) nesag | 9 months, nesag offerings, |
| 17 | 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 | 3 ban2 6 sila3 fine flour |
| 18 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 esza | 1 barig 4 ban2 3 sila3 eša flour, |
| 19 | 5(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 zi3 gur | 5 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 9 1/3 sila3 flour, |
| 20 | 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 2 ban2 2 sila3 dates, |
| 21 | iti 1(u) 3(disz) ri | 13 months |
| 22 | 6(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 | 6 sila3 fine flour |
| 23 | 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 esza | 5 ban2 3 sila3 esha-flour, |
| 24 | 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(disz) sila3 zi3 gur | 4 gur 3 barig 3 sila3 flour, |
| 25 | 1(barig) sze | 1 barig barley |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | iti 1(u) 3(disz) szu-[numun] | 13 months, seeding |
| 2 | 1(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zi3#-[sig15] | 1 barig 5 ban2 4 sila3 fine flour |
| 3 | 2(barig) 2(ban2) esza# | 2 barig 2 ban2 esha flour |
| 4 | 4(ban2) sze | 4 ban2 of barley, |
| 5 | 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2)? 6(disz) sila3 zi3 [gur] | 4 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 6 sila3 flour |
| 6 | 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zu2#-[lum] | 4 ban2 7 sila3 dates |
| 7 | iti 1(u) 4(disz) min3-[esz3] | 14 months |
| 8 | 3(ban2) zi3-sig15 | 3 ban2 of fine flour, |
| 9 | 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 esza | 4 ban2 7 sila3 esha-flour |
| 10 | 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 1 ban2 1 sila3 dates, |
| 11 | 3(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 sze | 3 ban2 less 1 sila3 barley, |
| 12 | 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) ($ blank space $) sila3 zi3 gur | 5 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 flour, |
| 13 | iti 2(u) e2-iti-6(disz) | (a period) of 20 months, house-month-6, |
| 14 | 2(ban2)? 7(disz) sila3 zi3#-sig15# | 2 ban2 7 sila3 fine flour |
| 15 | [...] 3(disz) sila3 esza | ... 3 sila3 esha-flour |
| 16 | 5(asz) 2(barig) ($ blank space $) sila3 zi3 gur | 5 gur 2 barig flour, |
| 17 | 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 2 ban2 7 sila3 dates, |
| 18 | iti 7(disz) {d}li9-si4 | month: “7, Lisi |
| 19 | 5(ban2) zi3-sig15 | 5 ban2 of fine flour, |
| 20 | 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 esza | 3 ban2 6 sila3 eša flour, |
| 21 | 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) zi3 gur | 5 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 1 5/6 gur flour, |
| 22 | 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 1 ban2 2 sila3 dates, |
| 23 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi 6(disz) | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,' 6 |
| 24 | 5(ban2) zi3-sig15 | 5 ban2 of fine flour, |
| 25 | 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 esza | 1 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 esha-flour |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 zi3 gur | ... 3 1/3 sila3 flour |
| 2 | 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 3 ban2 4 sila3 dates, |
| 3 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze | 1 barig 2 ban2 7 sila3 barley, |
| 4 | iti 2(u) 5(disz) pa4-u2-e | 25th month, eponymy of |
| 5 | 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 | 3 ban2 7 sila3 fine flour |
| 6 | 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 esza | 4 ban2 5 sila3 esha-flour |
| 7 | 9(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 zi3 gur | 9 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 6 sila3 flour, |
| 8 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga | 1 barig 2 ban2 fine flour, |
| 9 | 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra <ar>-za!-ra! saga | 3 ban2 fine emmer flour |
| 10 | 1(disz) sila3 szim saga gaz | 1 sila3 fine šim-flour, |
| 11 | 8(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 8 sila3 dates, |
| 12 | iti {d}dumu-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
| 13 | 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 | 3 ban2 8 sila3 fine flour |
| 14 | [...] 8(disz) sila3 esza | ... 8 sila3 esha-flour |
| 15 | [...] 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3 gur | ... 4 barig 1 ban2 5 1/2 sila3 flour |
| 16 | [...] sila3# zu2-lum | ... sila3 dates |
| 17 | [...] kasz saga | ... fine beer |
| 18 | [...] kasz du | ... drinking beer |
| 19 | [...] | |
| 20 | [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | szu-[nigin2 kasz saga] | total: good quality beer |
| 3 | szunigin 4(barig) 3(ban2) kasz du | total: 4 barig 3 ban2 regular beer; |
| 4 | szunigin 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 | total: 1 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine flour |
| 5 | szunigin 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 esza | total: 2 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 8 sila3 eša flour |
| 6 | szunigin 3(ban2) ar-za-na nig2-ar3-ra | total: 3 ban2 of arzana flour |
| 7 | szunigin 1(barig) 4(ban2) zi3-gu saga | total: 1 barig 4 ban2 fine flour |
| 8 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) dabin gur | total: 64 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 1 5/6 dabin flour |
| 9 | szunigin 1(disz) sila3 szim saga gaz | total: 1 sila3 fine šim-flour |
| 10 | szunigin ($ blank space $) | total: |
| 11 | szunigin 3(barig)? 5(ban2) zu2-lum | total: 3 barig 5 ban2 dates |
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