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Nisaba 33, 38 (P517235)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 38 |
|---|---|
| ID | P517235 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver 20-012 |
| Collection | Adolph Schrijver, New York, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) |
| Coordinates | 32.0591, 45.2922 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2 {d}inanna | 1 ox, grain-fed, 4th grade, for Inanna; |
| 2 | siskur2 gu-la-sze3 | to the great offering |
| 3 | 1(disz) gu4 niga {d}inanna | 1 ox, grain-fed, for Inanna, |
| 4 | lugal ku4-ra a2 ge6-ba-a | the king who enters at nighttime |
| 5 | sza3 unu{ki}-ga | in Uruk |
| 6 | 2(disz)! gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2 {d}nanna | 2 oxen, grain-fed, 4th grade, for Nanna; |
| 7 | 1(disz) gu4 niga {d}nin-sun2 | 1 ox, grain-fed, for Ninsun |
| 8 | 1(disz) gu4 niga {d}szu-{d}suen-ki-ag2-x {d}nanna | 1 ox, grain-fed, Šu-Suen-kiag-x for Nanna |
| 9 | [1(disz) gu4] niga {d}gu-la | 1 ox, grain-fed, for Gula |
| 10 | [a2]-u4#-te-na | “Ask me!’ |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [lugal] unu{ki}-ta uri5#{ki}-sze3 du-ni | king from Uruk to Ur went |
| 2 | [u4 {d}]i#-bi2-{d}suen aga szu# ba-an-ti-a | when Ibbi-Sîn received the crown |
| 3 | u4 2(disz)-kam | 2nd day, |
| 4 | ki puzur4-{d}en-lil2-ta | from Puzur-Enlil; |
| 5 | ba-zi | Bazi, |
| 6 | giri3 nu!-ur2!-{d}suen sza3!-tam! | via Nur-Suen, the šatam |
| 7 | u3 hal-li2-a dub-sar | and Ḫallaya, the scribe, |
| 8 | iti ezem-mah | month: “Festival-of-Maḫ,’ |
| 9 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki}-ka mu-du3 | year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the house of Šara in Umma erected. |
| left | ||
| 1 | 7(disz) gu4 | 7 oxen, |
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