Nisaba 33, 483 (P362226)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 483 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362226 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex 0771 |
| Collection | Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
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' | 5(disz) sila3 [...] x x [...] | 5 sila3 ... |
| 2' | 1(barig) 4(ban2) [...] {d}[...]-ta! | 1 barig 4 ban2 ... PN |
| 3' | 5(ban2) ki [...] | 5 ban2 with |
| 4' | 1(asz) n [...] | 1 ... |
| 5' | 1(asz) 3(ban2) [...]-ta | 1 gur 3 ban2 ... each |
| 6' | 4(barig) 3(ban2) x [...] | 4 barig 3 ban2 ... |
| 7' | 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz)? sila3 gur x a2 gu2 [...] | 1 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 7 sila3 labor of ... |
| 8' | 3(barig) x x-bi2?-lum-ma | 3 barig ...-biluma |
| 9' | 2(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 [...] | 2 barig 5 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 10' | giri3 [...] | via |
| 11' | 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz)? sila3 a-ra2 [... a]-ra2# 2(disz)-kam | 2 barig 2 ban2 2 sila3 times ..., 2nd time |
| 12' | giri3 ur-{d}lamma [...] ka? sze-a? | via Ur-Lamma, |
| 13' | ($ blank space $) 9(asz)! 4(disz) sila3 sze gur | 9 gur 4 sila3 barley, |
| 14' | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 15' | 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 gur sa2-du11 u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam | 2 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 flour, regular offering on the 14th day; |
| 16' | 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sza3-gal aga3!-us2 u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam | 2 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 6 sila3 šagal-flour for the soldier on the 14th day; |
| 17' | 1(barig) 5(ban2) zi3 ku5-ra2 [...] | 1 barig 5 ban2 fine flour |
| 18' | 1(barig) 4(ban2) zi-ga [...]-i3-sa6 | 1 barig 4 ban2 emmer, ...-isa |
| 19' | 1(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) <sila3> sza3-gal geme2 kikken2 | 60 litres (of barley) 1 barig 4 ban2 8 sila3 (for) the chief of the female millers |
| 20' | 1(ban2) dabin gin2-na | 1 ban2 of fine flour, |
| 21' | 2(ban2) zi3 kiszib3 ur-{d}hendur-sag | 2 ban2 flour, under seal of Ur-Ḫendursag |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(ban2) kiszib3# lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3 | 4 ban2, under seal of Lu-Igimaše |
| 2 | 2(ban2) zi3 diri kiszib3 lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3 | 2 ban2 extra flour, under seal of Lu-Igimaše |
| 3 | 1(ban2) zi3 kiszib3 nam-zi-tar-ra | 1 ban2 flour, under seal of Namzitara |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 sze ar-za-na | 5 sila3 barley for Arzana |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 ar-za-na nig2-ar3-ra saga | 2 sila3 fine emmer flour, |
| 6 | 1(ban2) sza3-gal simug | 1 ban2, chief smith; |
| 7 | 2(ban2) sze giri3 lu2-ma2#-gu-la | 2 ban2 of barley via Lu-magula |
| 8 | 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 nin-lu2-mar-za | 2 ban2 6 sila3: Ninlu-marza, |
| 9 | 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 e2-gal-e-si | 1 ban2 2 sila3 Egal-esi, |
| 10 | 1(ban2) geme2-{d}nansze | 1 ban2: Geme-Nanše |
| 11 | 1(ban2) nin-szesz | 10 litres (of barley for) Nin-sheš |
| 12 | 1(ban2) geme2-a-kar!-re | 1 ban2 (for) Geme-akarre |
| 13 | 1(ban2) geme2-{d}na-ru2-a | 1 ban2: Geme-Narua; |
| 14 | 2(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 2 ban2 Ur-Baba, |
| 15 | 1(ban2) zi3 szesz-kal-[la] | 1 ban2 of flour for Šeškalla |
| 16 | 1(ban2) dingir-ga2-i3-sa6 | 1 ban2: Dingir-ĝa-isa |
| 17 | 5(disz) sila3 sze a2 lu2 hun-ga2 | 5 sila3 barley, labor of hirelings, |
| 18 | ($ blank space $) ga-at-ti-ni | “We will give it to you! |
| 19 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kiszib3 ur-gi#-na | 2 ban2 5 sila3 under seal of Urgina |
| 20 | 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 geme2-e2-unu{ki} | 1 ban2 6 sila3 Geme-Eunu |
| 21 | 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 geme2-e2?-[...] | 2 ban2 7 sila3: Geme-e... |
| 22 | 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 zi-[...] gur | 7 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 1 sila3 ... flour |
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