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Nisaba 33, 403 (P362173)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 403 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362173 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex 0718 |
| 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 | 1(gesz'u)! 5(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar | 97 1/2 (volume-)sar |
| 2 | gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta | reed bundles at 15 sar (a day), |
| 3 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | its labor: 62 1/2 days; |
| 4 | 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 2(u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta | 10 (sixties) 20 sar, reeds piled up at 20 (volume-)sar (per day) |
| 5 | a2-bi u4 5(u) 8(disz)-kam | its labor: 48 days; |
| 6 | 2(gesz2) 6(disz) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta | 126 sar, hoed at 6 saar (per day), |
| 7 | a2-bi u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam | its labor: 21 days; |
| 8 | a-sza3 a-ki-szah2 | field Akišah, |
| 9 | giri3 ur-{d}nu-musz-da | via Ur-Numušda |
| 10 | a2 6(disz) sila3-ta | at 6 sila3 (per day) |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sar# {u2}ad2# [ku5-a] 1(u) 5(disz) [sar-ta] | 1060 sar, “cutting-of-the-throat’-plant, at 15 (volume-)sar (a day) |
| 2 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2)-kam# | its labor: 60 days |
| 3 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta | 70 sar, hoed at 4 saar (per day), |
| 4 | a2-bi u4 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | its labor: 17 1/2 days; |
| 5 | a-sza3 gid2-da | the long field |
| 6 | a2 5(disz) sila3-ta | at 5 sila3 (per day) |
| 7 | giri3 ur2-ra-ni | via Urrani; |
| 8 | ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | foreman: Ur-Šulpa'e; |
| 9 | kiszib3 lugal-a2-zi-da dumu ab-ba | under seal of Lugal-azida, son of Abba; |
| 10 | mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3 | year: “The house of Šara was erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal#-a2!-zi-da | Lugal-azida |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ab-ba | son of Abba |
Sources & licences
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