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Nisaba 33, 516 (P362306)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 516 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362306 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex 0855 |
| 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 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) ninda gesz-asz gur | 1 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 of kashk cheese, |
| 2 | 1(asz) ninda saga gur | 1 gur fine bread, |
| 3 | 6(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda du gur | 6 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 6 sila3 regular-quality bread |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) ninda zi3-gu gur | 60 gur of coarse flour, |
| 5 | szagina-me | generals |
| 6 | 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda du gur | 2 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 4 sila3 regular bread, |
| 7 | nu-banda3-me | are the overseers. |
| 8 | 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda du gur | 2 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 2 sila3 regular bread, |
| 9 | 1(ban2) ninda zi3-gu | 1 ban2 bread made with emmer, |
| 10 | ra2-gaba sza3 e2-gal | the courier of the palace |
| 11 | 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 ninda du gur | 2 gur 1 barig 5 sila3 regular bread, |
| 12 | 6(disz) sila3 ninda zi3-gu kas4-didli-me | 6 sila3 bread made with kasdidli-flour, |
| 13 | 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) ninda du gur | 2 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 regular quality bread, |
| 14 | 3(disz) sila3 ninda zi3-gu sukkal szusz3-me | 3 sila3 bread made with emmer, for the vizier Susa; |
| 15 | 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) ninda du gur | 2 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 regular quality bread, |
| 16 | sagi 1(u)-me | cupbearer: 10 |
| 17 | 1(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda du gur | 1 gur 1 ban2 5 sila3 regular bread, |
| 18 | 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda zi3-gu <<gur>> | 4 ban2 5 sila3 bread made with <gur> flour |
| 19 | ugula gesz2-da-me | foreman: Gešdame |
| 20 | 3(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda gesz-asz 2(barig) ninda saga | 3 barig 3 ban2 4 sila3 bread, kashk cheese, 2 barig fine bread, |
| 21 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) ninda du gur 6(disz) sila3 ninda zi3-gu | 1 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 bread, regular quality, 6 sila3 bread, gu-flour, |
| 22 | nar gala-me | We are the singers. |
| 23 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) ninda du gur | 1 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 regular quality bread, |
| 24 | 4(ban2) ninda zi3-gu nimgir sukkal-me | 4 ban2 of bread, groats, the herald of the messengers; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) [...] gur# szu-i | 1 ... gur, barley-fed |
| 2 | 2(asz) [... ninda gub] gur | 2 ... bread, stationed, gur |
| 3 | 1(barig) 1(ban2)? [... zi3]-gu | 1 barig 1 ban2 of ...-flour |
| 4 | dub-sar lu2 [didli-me] | scribe of many people |
| 5 | 4(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda [...] | 4 barig 5 ban2 6 sila3 bread |
| 6 | i3-du8 ra2-[gaba-me] | the doorkeepers of the couriers |
| 7 | 3(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda lu2 [nig2]-dab5 ki lugal-ku3-zu | 3 barig 4 ban2 2 sila3 bread for the nigdab-person from Lugal-kuzu |
| 8 | 2(asz) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda du gur | 2 gur 3 ban2 4 sila3 regular bread, |
| 9 | gaszam-me | |
| 10 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) ninda du gur | 1 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 regular quality bread, |
| 11 | di4-[di4-la] ki# szagina-me | The little ones, with the governors |
| 12 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) ninda du gur elam lu2 mar-ha-szi | 1 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 regular-quality bread for Elam's Marhaši, |
| 13 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) ninda du gur i3-du8 kisal-luh | 1 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 regular bread, doorkeeper of the courtyard; |
| 14 | 2(ban2) zi3#-gu 4(ban2) dabin | 2 ban2 of pea-flour, 4 ban2 barley flour |
| 15 | geme2 [...] {d}al-la-tum-me | The female slaves of ... Alatum |
| 16 | 2(barig) 4(ban2) [...] ninda saga lu2 kin-gi4 didli | 2 barig 4 ban2 ... fine bread for the various messengers |
| 17 | 2(barig) 4(ban2) [...] gur# 1(asz) 3(ban2) ninda saga gur | 2 barig 4 ban2 ... gur 1 gur 3 ban2 fine bread |
| 18 | 2(asz)? 1(barig) 3(ban2)! 8(disz) sila3 ninda du gur | 2 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 8 sila3 regular bread, |
| 19 | 7(disz) sila3 ninda zi3-gu 1(ban2) ninda szu zi-ga didli | 7 sila3 of bread made with fine flour, 1 ban2 of bread ... |
| 20 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) ninda gesz-<asz> gur 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 zi3-gu | 1 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 of roasted bread, 1 ban2 6 sila3 of gu-flour, |
| 21 | lu2 nig2-dab5 ki {d}szul-gi-iri-mu | the nigdab-official with Šulgi-irimu |
| 22 | zi-ga u4 1(u)-kam | booked out, 10th day; |
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