Nisaba 33, 433 (P362204)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 433 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362204 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex 0749 |
| 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' | lugal-e2-mah-e engar | Lugal-emaḫe, the plowman; |
| 2' | 1(disz) gu4 mu 1(asz) | 1 ox, 1 year (old), |
| 3' | 2(disz) ab2 mu 1(asz) | 2 heifers, 1 year (old), |
| 4' | sze-bi 6(asz) gur | its barley: 6 gur |
| 5' | mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 | year: “The Amorite wall was erected. |
| 6' | 1(disz) dur3-gesz | 1: Ur-geš |
| 7' | sze-bi 5(asz) gur | its barley: 5 gur |
| 8' | 1(disz) gu4-gesz | 1 ox, |
| 9' | sze-bi 7(asz) gur | its barley: 7 gur |
| 10' | 1(disz) gu4-gesz | 1 ox, |
| 11' | sag#-bi 1(disz)-[am3] | its head: 1 |
| 12' | ur-nig2 [engar] | Ur-nig, the ploughman |
| 13' | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 14' | sze-bi [...] | Its barley: |
| 15' | sza3-ku3-[ge engar] | Šakuge, the plowman |
| 16' | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 17' | sze-bi 6(asz) [... gur] | its barley: 6 gur ... |
| 18' | igi-zi engar | Igizi, the plowman; |
| 19' | 2(disz) gu4-gesz | 2 oxen, |
| 20' | sag-bi 3(disz)-am3 | its head: 3 |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [n] dur3#-[gesz] | n young goats |
| 2' | sze-bi 5(asz) gur | its barley: 5 gur |
| 3' | szunigin 4(disz) gu4 | total: 4 oxen |
| 4' | sag-bi 5(disz)-am3# | its head: 5 |
| 5' | szunigin la2-ia3 2(disz) gu4 [...] | total, deficit: 2 oxen |
| 6' | nu-banda3-gu4# lugal#-iti-da | oxen manager of Lugal-itida |
| 7' | 1(disz) gu4# sag#-bi# 1(disz)-am3! | 1 ox, its head is 1 |
| 8' | la2-ia3 1(disz) ab2 mu 1(asz) | deficit: 1 cow, 1 year; |
| 9' | inim-{d}szara2 engar | Inim-Šara, the plowman; |
| 10' | la2-ia3 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) | deficit: 1 heifer, 2 years (old), |
| 11' | ur-{d}dumu-zi# engar# | Ur-Dumuzi, the plowman |
| 12' | [...] ab2 x | ... cow ... |
| 13' | [...] gu4-gesz | ... ox or bull |
| 14' | [sze-bi] 1(u) 4(asz) gur | its barley: 14 gur |
| 15' | [...]-kal-la engar | ...-kalla, the plowman |
| 16 | [...] dur3#-gesz | ... of the durgesh |
| 17' | [sag]-bi# 1(disz)-am3 | its head is 1 |
| 18' | ur-{gesz}gigir dumu a-si-lu! | Ur-gigir, son of Asilu |
| 19' | 1(disz) dur3-gesz | 1: Ur-geš |
| 20' | sze-bi 5(asz) gur | its barley: 5 gur |
| 21' | ur-{d}ba-ba6 engar | Ur-Baba, the plowman; |
| 22' | 1(disz) gu4-gesz | 1 ox, |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | sag!-bi 1(disz)!-am3 | its head: 1 |
| 2 | 2(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz)? | 2 cows, 2 years (old) |
| 3 | sze-bi 4(asz) [gur] | its barley: 4 gur |
| 4 | la2-ia3 1(disz) gu4-gesz! | deficit: 1 ox |
| 5 | 1(disz) ab2 mu 1(asz) | 1 cow, 1 year (old), |
| 6 | la2-ia3-am3 | deficit. |
| 7 | {d}szara2-i3-zu engar | Šara-izu, the plowman; |
| 8 | szunigin 4(disz) gu4 | total: 4 oxen |
| 9 | sze-bi 1(u) 7(asz) gur | its barley: 17 gur |
| 10 | szunigin 1(disz) ansze | total: 1 donkey |
| 11 | sze-bi 5(asz) gur | its barley: 5 gur |
| 12 | szunigin 2(disz) gu4 | total: 2 oxen |
| 13 | sag-munus-bi 2(disz)-am3 | its female slaves: 2 |
| 14 | szunigin 1(disz) ansze | total: 1 donkey |
| 15 | sag-munus-bi 1(disz)-am3 | its female slaves: 1 |
| 16 | szunigin la2-ia3 4(disz) gu4 hi-a | total, deficit: 4 hi-a oxen |
| 17 | nu-banda3-gu4 szesz-kal-la | oxen manager: Šeškalla |
| 18 | [...] 1(disz)? gu4-gesz | ... 1(?) ox |
| 19 | [...] mu 1(asz) | ..., 1 year |
| 20 | [sze-bi ...] gur | its barley: ... gur |
| 21 | [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [sag]-bi# 2(disz)-am3 | its width: 2 |
| 2 | 1(disz)# ab2-mah2 | 1 cow |
| 3 | sze#-bi 7(asz) gur | its barley: 7 gur |
| 4 | 1(disz) gu4-gesz za3 nu-szu2 su-ga engar | 1 ox, without tail, Suga, the plowman; |
| 5 | lugal-ma2-gur8-re engar | Lugal-magure, the plowman; |
| 6 | szunigin 3(disz) gu4-gesz | total: 3 oxen, |
| 7 | sze-bi 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 19 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 8 | szunigin 1(disz) ansze | total: 1 donkey |
| 9 | sze-bi 5(asz) gur | its barley: 5 gur |
| 10 | szunigin la2-ia3 5(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a | total, deficit: 5 oxen, cows, |
| 11 | nu-banda3-gu4 lugal-ku3-zu | oxen-manager: Lugal-kuzu |
| 12 | szu-nigin 1(u) 7(disz) gu4 | total: 17 oxen |
| 13 | szu-nigin 3(disz) ansze | total: 3 donkeys |
| 14 | sze-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 96 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 15 | szu-nigin 6(disz) [...] | total: 6 ... |
| 16 | szu-nigin 1(disz) [...] | total: 1 ... |
| 17 | sag-munus# [...] | The woman ... |
| 18 | sze#-[bi gur] | its barley: gur |
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