Nisaba 33, 513 (P362303)
Administrative, Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 513 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362303 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex 0851 |
| Collection | Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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 | [...] ninda saga gur | ... good quality bread |
| 3 | [...] 2(ban2) ninda du gur | ... 2 ban2 bread, regular quality |
| 4 | 3(ban2) ninda zi3-gu | 3 ban2 of bread made with emmer, |
| 5 | szagina-me | generals |
| 6 | 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda gur | 2 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 6 sila3 bread, |
| 7 | nu-banda3 | overseer |
| 8 | 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda gur 1(ban2) ninda zi3-gu | 2 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 6 sila3 bread, 1 ban2 bread, gu-flour, |
| 9 | ra2-gaba sza3 e2-gal | the courier of the palace |
| 10 | 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda gur 6(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 2 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 6 sila3 ninda 4 sila1 gu-flour |
| 11 | kas4 lu2-didli-me | messengers |
| 12 | 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) ninda gur [...] | 2 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 bread |
| 13 | sagi#-[me] | cupbearers |
| 14 | 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda du [...] | 3 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 regular-quality bread |
| 15 | 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda zi3-gu aga3-us2#-me | 4 ban2 5 sila3 bread made with aga’uš flour |
| 16 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda du# [gur] | 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 regular-quality bread |
| 17 | 4(ban2) ninda zi3-gu# | 4 ban2 of bread made with emmer |
| 18 | nimgir sukkal-[me] | herald of the messengers |
| 19 | 1(asz) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda gur [...] | 1 gur 5 ban2 6 sila3 bread |
| 20 | szu-i-[me] | šu-i-me |
| 21 | 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) ninda du gur# | 2 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 regular quality bread |
| 22 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 1 barig 2 ban2 8 sila3 gu-flour |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | dub-sar lu2-didli-[me] | the scribes of the ploughmen |
| 2 | 3(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda gesz-asz | 3 barig 4 ban2 7 sila3 bread, roasted, |
| 3 | 2(barig) ninda saga | 2 barig fine bread |
| 4 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda du gur | 1 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 7 sila3 regular-quality bread |
| 5 | 6(disz) sila3 ninda zi3-gu nar gala | 6 sila3 bread made with fine flour, for the singer of the gala-priests |
| 6 | 2(asz) 5(ban2) ninda du gur | 2 gur 5 ban2 regular quality bread, |
| 7 | gaszam | |
| 8 | ($ blank space $) lu2 nig2-dab5-ki! ki {d}szul-gi-iri-mu | the man of Nigdab with Šulgi-irimu |
| 9 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 1 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 10 | i3-du8 kisal-luh | the doorkeeper of the courtyard |
| 11 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur di4-di4-la | 1 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 ... |
| 12 | ($ blank space $) i3-du8 ra2-gaba | doorkeeper of the couriers; |
| 13 | 1(asz) 3(barig) gur elam-me | 1 gur 3 barig, Elam; |
| 14 | 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sukkal szusz3 | 2 (gur) 3 barig 5 ban2 2 sila3: the messenger of Susa; |
| 15 | 2(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda saga | 2 barig 5 ban2 4 sila3 fine bread, |
| 16 | lu2 kin-gi4-a didli | the various messengers |
| 17 | 2(barig) ninda saga 3(asz) 3(ban2) ninda gur | 2 barig fine bread, 3 gur 3 ban2 bread, |
| 18 | 8(disz) sila3 ninda zi3-gu saga | 8 sila3 bread made with fine flour, |
| 19 | 1(ban2) ninda szu 1(barig) 5(ban2) dabin | 1 ban2 bread, 1 barig 5 ban2 flour, |
| 20 | zi-ga didli | a multi-faceted levy |
| 21 | [u4] 1(u) 5(disz)-kam | 15th day |
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