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Nisaba 33, 443 (P362215)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 443 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362215 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex 0760 |
| 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' | sze-ba-sze3 bar-ta gal2-la | to the barley-heaps from outside |
| 2' | giri3 lugal-e2-mah-e | via Lugal-emaḫe; |
| 3' | 2(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 2 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 4' | ki ur-{d}suen-ta | from Ur-Suen |
| 5' | 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 6' | ki lugal-e2-mah-e-ta | from Lugal-emaḫe |
| 7' | 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 8' | ki# {d}szara2-za-me-ta | from Šara-zame |
| 9' | [n] 3(ban2) ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta | n 3 ban2 from Ur-Šulpa’e |
| 10' | [sze-ba] guru7-a ku5-ra2 | barley rations of the silo cut off |
| 11' | [...] ki ur-e2-gu-la-ta | from Ur-Egula |
| 12' | [szunigin ...] 2(u) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur | total: ... 21 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 4 sila3 |
| 13' | [sag nig2]-gur11-ra-kam | it is the capital of the property |
| 14' | [sza3]-bi#-ta | from there |
| 15' | [...] 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur | ... 3 ban2 4 sila3 |
| 16' | [...] | |
| 17' | [...] sze-ba gur | ... barley rations |
| 18' | [...] lunga | ... lung |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | x x [...] | |
| 2' | 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze-ba [giri3-se3-ga] e2 kas4-ke4#-[ne] | 1 barig 2 ban2 barley rations of the drivers of the runners |
| 3' | 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze-ba [giri3-se3-ga] {d}nin-ur4-[ra] | 1 barig 5 ban2 barley, via Ninura |
| 4' | 2(barig) 4(ban2) sze-ba giri3-se3-ga {d}szul-gi-ra | 2 barig 4 ban2 barley rations of Šulgira, |
| 5' | ($ blank space $) sze-ba | barley rations |
| 6' | giri3-se3-ga {d}inanna zabala3{ki} | via Inanna of Zabalam |
| 7' | ($ blank space $) x [...] gudu4 x [...] | ... gudu priest |
| 8' | 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze-ba [...] | 3 barig 2 ban2 barley rations |
| 9' | 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ba [...] | 1 barig 3 ban2 barley |
| 10' | giri3-[se3-ga ...] | via ... |
| 11' | 1(barig) giri3-se3-ga {d}gu-la | 60 litres (of barley for) Giri-sega of Gula |
| 12' | ($ blank space $) giri3-se3-ga {d}nin-sun2 | via Ninsun, |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | u? [...] | and(?) |
| 3' | ki {d}[...] | with ... |
| 4' | 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ba geme2 [kikken2] | 2 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 barley rations for female millers |
| 5' | 1(barig) 3(ban2)? geme2 e2 lunga | 1 barig 3 ban2: female workers of the brewer's household; |
| 6' | ki lu2-bala-saga | from Lu-bala-saga |
| 7' | 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 <sze-ba> geme2 [kikken2] | 3 (gur) 3 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 barley rations for female millers |
| 8' | 2(barig) sze-ba geme2 e2 lunga | 2 barig barley rations (for) female workers of the Brewer's House |
| 9' | ki lugal-e2-mah-e | from Lugal-emaḫe |
| 10' | 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ba geme2 kikken2-[...] | 3 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 barley rations for female millers |
| 11' | 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ba geme2 e2 lunga | 1 barig 3 ban2 barley rations for the female brewers of the brewery |
| 12' | ki ur!-{d}suen | from Ur-Suen |
| 13' | 2(barig) 5(ban2) sze-ba geme2 ug3-IL2 | 2 barig 5 ban2 barley rations for female porters |
| 14' | im usz-bar-ta | from the tablet of the weavers |
| 15' | 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba gur | 1 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 barley rations |
| 16' | gaszam ki a-gu | Gašamma of the place of Agu, |
| 17' | 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur ki a-szi-an | 3 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 with Ašan |
| 18' | 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur ki lugal-me-a | 1 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 from Lugalmea |
| 19' | 1(barig) 5(ban2) ki ur-{d}iszkur | 1 barig 5 ban2 with Ur-Addu |
| 20' | 2(barig) 5(ban2) ki a-ab-ba-mu | 2 barig 5 ban2 with A'abbamu |
| 21' | 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba [...] | 1 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 barley rations |
| 22' | sza3 mar-sa#-[me] | in Marsame |
| 23' | 1(asz) sze-ba gur sza3 [...] | 1 gur barley rations |
| 24' | 3(barig) 2(ban2) giri3#-[se3-ga e2] kas4 {d}[...] | 3 barig 2 ban2 via Giri-sega, house of the runners of ... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] sila3 sze gur# [...] | ... sila3 barley ... |
| 2' | [...] 3(ban2) sze-ba ma2-lah5 | ... 3 ban2 barley rations of the boatman |
| 3' | [ki] lugal-e-ba-an-sa6 | from Lugal-ebansa |
| 4' | [...] 3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze-ba gur | ... 3 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 barley rations |
| 5' | giri3#-<se3-ga?> {d}szara2 | via Šara |
| 6' | [...] 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze-ba gur | ... 3 barig 2 ban2 barley rations |
| 7' | giri3-se3-ga {d}szul-gi-ra | via Šulgi, |
| 8' | [...] 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba gur | ... 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 barley rations |
| 9' | giri3#-se3-ga {d}amar-{d}suen | via Amar-Suen |
| 10' | [...] 1(u) 3(barig) 1(ban2) sze-ba gur | ... 13 barig 1 ban2 barley rations |
| 11' | [a]-bala du3-a-ku5 | he cut off the bala. |
| 12' | [...] sze-ba sipa-de3-ne | ... barley rations of the shepherds |
| 13' | [...] 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba dumu sza3-gu4 | ... 5 ban2 5 sila3 barley rations for the son of the oxen-driver |
| 14' | [...] 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba dumu ba-la-x | ... 5 sila3 of barley for the son of Bala |
| 15' | [...] 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba dumu? en-nun gur | ... 2 ban2 5 sila3 barley rations for the son(?) of the guard |
| 16' | [...] sze-ba za3-mu didli | ... barley rations, many praises |
| 17' | [...] sze-ba a-bala ki-sur | ... barley rations of the bala (and) the boundary territory |
| 18' | iti diri | extra month |
| 19' | [...] 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba gur | ... 2 ban2 5 sila3 barley rations |
| 20' | kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e | under seal of Lugal-nig-lagare; |
| 21' | ($ blank space $) 4(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) x | 43 (gur) 2 barig 5 ban2 |
| 22' | szunigin 4(u) 1(ban2) gur | total: 40 gur 1 ban2 |
| 23' | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 24' | la2-ia3 ($ blank space $) | deficit |
| 25' | sze-ba iti-da geme2! usz-bar! | barley rations of the month, female weavers |
| 26' | [a]-sza3 la2-mah-ta | from the field Lamah |
| 27' | [...]-gi-na | ...-gina |
| 28' | [mu hu-uh2-nu]-ri{ki} [ba-hul] | year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed. |
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