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Nisaba 33, 497 (P362286)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 497 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362286 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex 0831 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a1 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 7(disz) udu niga 1(disz) masz2 niga | 17 sheep, barley-fed, 1 billy goat, grain-fed |
| 2 | 2(u) 2(disz) udu bar ba-zi-ga | 22 fleece-covered sheep, |
| 3 | 5(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu u2 1(u) sila4 bar ba-zi-ga | 50 less 1 sheep, grass-fed, 10 lambs, ... |
| 4 | 3(disz) masz2 sa2-du11 | 3 billy goats, regular offering, |
| 5 | 8(disz) udu u2 2(disz) sila4 bar ba-zi-ga | 8 sheep, grass-fed, 2 lambs, ... |
| 6 | nig2-gesz-tag-ga lugal | royal punishment |
| 7 | giri3 lugal-szu-ner-re sagi | via Lugal-šunare, cupbearer; |
| 8 | 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2 siskur2 giri3 du-u-du11 igi-du8 | 1 grain-fed sheep, 1 sheep, grass-fed, siskur-offering via Du’udu, the gatekeeper; |
| 9 | 1(disz) udu szu-ner gu2-de3-na | 1 sheep, Šuner of Gudena, |
| 10 | 1(disz) masz2 gesz {d}szara2 umma{ki} | 1 billy goat, Šara of Umma, |
| 11 | 2(disz) udu niga 5(disz) udu u2 bar ba-zi-ga | 2 grain-fed sheep, 5 sheep, grass-fed, ... |
| 12 | 8(disz) udu u2 1(disz) sila4 bar ba-zi-ga | 8 sheep, grass-fed, 1 lamb, ... |
| 13 | 1(disz) masz2 sa2-du11 | 1 billy goat, regular offering, |
| surface a2 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) masz2 e2-mah-sikil-la | 1 billy goat, Emahsikila, |
| 2 | {d}szara2 |KI.AN|{ki} | Šara of Ki’an |
| 3 | 3(disz) udu bara2 gir13-gesz{ki} | 3 sheep, dais of Girgeš |
| 4 | 1(disz) udu {d}nin-e11-e | 1 sheep for Nin-e’e, |
| 5 | 1(disz) udu {d}nin-{d}da-lagasz{ki} | 1 sheep for Nin-Da-Lagash, |
| 6 | 1(disz) udu {d}en-lil2 | 1 sheep for Enlil, |
| 7 | 3(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu bar ba-zi-ga | 3 sheep, grain-fed, 1 sheep with fleece, |
| 8 | 1(disz) udu# u2 1(disz) masz2 | 1 sheep, grass-fed, 1 billy goat |
| 9 | [{d}]gu-la umma{ki#} | Gula of Umma |
| 10 | [...] bar ba-zi-ga | ... raised the liver |
| 11 | [... udu] u2# 1(disz) masz2 sa2-du11# | ... sheep, grass-fed, 1 billy goat, regular offering |
| 12 | [...] balag# u4 nu2-a [{d}nin]-e2#-gal | ..., the balag drum that sleeps day and night, Ninegal |
| 13 | [...] x [...] | |
| surface a3 | ||
| 1 | [...] 8(disz) | ... 8 |
| 2 | [...] e2-masz | ... Emaš |
| 3 | [...] u2 bar ba-zi-ga | ... raised the liver |
| 4 | [...] bar ba-zi-ga | ... raised the liver |
| 5 | [...] masz2# {d}lamma-{d}szul-gi-ra | ... goat for Lamma-Šulgi |
| 6 | [...] udu niga 1(disz) udu u2 1(disz) masz2 | ... grain-fed sheep, 1 sheep, grass-fed, 1 billy goat |
| 7 | {d}lamma-{d}amar-{d}suen | Lamma-Amar-Suen |
| 8 | 3(disz) udu bar ba-zi-ga 8(disz) udu u2 | 3 sheep with fleece, 8 grass-fed sheep |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila4 bar ba-zi-ga 6(disz) masz2 | 3 suckling lambs, 6 billy goats, |
| 10 | esz3-esz3 sza3 nig2-gesz-tag-ga dingir-re-ne | The shrines, the sanctuaries of the gods, |
| 11 | sa2-du11 dingir-re-ne | regular offerings of the gods |
| 12 | ki a-lu5-lu5-ta | from Alulu |
| 13 | kiszib3 lu2-kal-la u3 ur-{d}nun-gal | under seal of Lukalla and Ur-Nungal |
| 14 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 15 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
| surface b | ||
| 1 | gu2 {kusz}du10-gan-na-bi sza3-nin-ga2 | Its leather straps are in my heart |
| 2 | u3 lu2-ur4-sza3-ga-ke4 ib2-gi-in | and Lu-uršag returned. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-kal-la | Lukalla |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-e11-e szusz3 | son of Ur-e’e, cattle manager |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}nun-gal | Ur-Nungal, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-{d}szara2 | son of Ur-Šara, |
| 4 | sza13-dub-ba-ka | of the chief accountant |
Sources & licences
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