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Nisaba 33, 501 (P362289)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 501 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362289 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex 0837 |
| 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 | 2(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur lugal | 21 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3 | its sealed tablets: 2 |
| 3 | kiszib3 lugal-ku3-zu sukkal | under seal of Lugal-kuzu, the messenger; |
| 4 | 1(u) 9(asz) gur kiszib3 e2-gal-e | 19 gur, under seal of the palace; |
| 5 | 4(barig) kiszib3 lu2-kal-la | 4 barig, under seal of Lukalla |
| 6 | 5(asz) gur kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3 | 5 gur, its sealed tablets: 2 |
| 7 | kiszib3 lu2-gi-na | under seal of Lu-gina |
| 8 | 3(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur kiszib3-bi 4(disz)-am3!(A) | 32 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3, its sealed tablets: 4 |
| 9 | kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba | under seal of Ur-Šara, chief accountant; |
| 10 | 1(u) 3(asz) 4(ban2) gur kiszib3-bi 8(disz)-am3 | 13 gur 4 ban2, its sealed tablets: 8 |
| 11 | kiszib3 ku3-ga-ni | under seal of Kugani |
| 12 | 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur | 132 gur 3 barig 2 sila3 barley, |
| 13 | sza3 {kusz}du10-gan | inside a leather bag |
| 14 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur | 81 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 7 sila3 barley, |
| 15 | sza3 kiszib3 e2-kikken-a si-ga | under seal of E-kikken-a |
| 16 | 2(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-ba | 23 gur 3 barig 3 1/2 sila3 barley, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | kiszib3 [...] | under seal of ... |
| 2 | kiszib3 [...] ARAD2? | under seal of ..., servant |
| 3 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) [n i3]-dub i7-sal4!-la{ki} | 900, granary manager of Isala |
| 4 | [...] sze gur | ... barley gur |
| 5 | [...]-um{ki} | ...-um |
| 6 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) [n] sze gur | 100+ gur of barley |
| 7 | i3-dub [...]{ki} | the depot of |
Sources & licences
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