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Nisaba 33, 40 (P517237)
Administrative, Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 40 |
|---|---|
| ID | P517237 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver 20-016 |
| Collection | Adolph Schrijver, New York, 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 col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] du | ... going |
| 2' | [...] x-ta | ... from |
| 3' | [...] ba? | ... ... |
| 4' | [...] ki | ... place |
| 5' | mu bad3 ma-da ba-du3 | year: “The wall of the land was erected. |
| 6' | 2(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) gur | 25 gur 1 barig |
| 7' | kiszib3-bi 1(disz)-am3 | its sealed tablets: 1 |
| 8' | mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3 | year following: "The wall of the land was erected." |
| 9' | 4(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) gur | 42 gur 2 barig |
| 10' | 4(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur | 4 gur 4 barig emmer, |
| 11' | kiszib3-bi 1(disz)-am3 | its sealed tablets: 1 |
| 12' | kiszib3 szu-a-zi | under seal of Šuazi |
| 13' | 1(asz) gu2 szim du | 1 talent regular juniper |
| 14' | a-ra2 1(disz@t)-kam | for the first time |
| 15' | 1/2(disz)? gu2 szim saga | 1/2 talent fine juniper, |
| 16' | 1(disz)? gu2 szim du | 1(?) talents of regular aromatics, |
| 17' | [a]-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 2nd time |
| 18' | [kiszib3] szu-a-zi | under seal of Šuazi |
| 19' | [...] x x | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | lugal-szu?-[...] | Lugalšu- |
| 2' | 3(asz) gu2 [...] | 3 talents |
| 3' | giri3 szu-a-[...] | via Shua- |
| 4' | a-ra2 2(disz@t)-[kam] | for the 2nd time |
| 5' | mu e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3 | year: “The house of Puzriš-Dagan was erected. |
| 6' | 2(asz) ur-{d}nin-ug2 | 2: Ur-Ninug; |
| 7' | 9(asz) 2(barig) gur | 9 gur 2 barig |
| 8' | kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3 | its sealed tablets: 2 |
| 9' | kiszib3 lu2-{d}nanna | under seal of Lu-Nanna; |
| 10' | 2(asz) 3(barig) gur | 2 gur 3 barig |
| 11' | sze-ba i3-li2-tu-ri2-x | barley rations of Ilī-turi- |
| 12' | 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur geme2 usz-bar-me | 3 gur 3 barig 3 ban2, female weavers; |
| 13' | 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 an-gar3 | 1 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 of angar3 |
| 14' | szunigin 2(gesz2) 6(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur | total: 66 gur 2 barig 5 sila3 barley |
| 15' | szunigin 4(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur | total: 4 gur 4 barig emmer |
| 16' | szunigin 2(barig) gig | total: 2 barig wheat |
| 17' | szunigin 4(asz) szim saga gur | total: 4 gur fine aromatics, |
| 18' | szunigin 3(asz) szim du [gur] | total: 3 gur of regular quality aromatics |
| 19' | sze-bi# [...] | Its barley ... |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | 2(barig) sze [...] | 2 barig barley |
| 3' | 2(disz) kasz [...] | 2 ... beer |
| 4' | 1(barig) lu2-{d}szul-[...] | 60 litres (of barley for) Lu-Šul- |
| 5' | 3(ban2) ur-lugal x? | 3 ban2: Ur-lugal ; |
| 6' | 3(ban2) lu2-dingir-ra dumu lugal-ur! | 3 ban2: Lu-dingira, son of Lugal-ur; |
| 7' | 1(asz) gur sze szu-ti-ru-um | 1 gur barley, Šutirum |
| 8' | ma2 a-da-lal3-ta | from the boat Adalal |
| 9' | 2(asz) gur | 2 gur |
| 10' | sze {d}en-lil2-la2 | barley of Enlil |
| 11' | 1(asz) gur 2(barig) dabin | 1 gur 2 barig flour, |
| 12' | ki isz-pu-ga-ru-um | from Išpugarum |
| 13' | 1(asz) gur lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | 1 gur, Lu-Baba |
| 14' | 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 dabin gur | 1 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 8 sila3 dabin flour, |
| 15' | 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gur | 2 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 flour, |
| 16' | 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 esza | 3 ban2 2 sila3 eša flour, |
| 17' | 1(ban2) gig | 1 ban2 wheat, |
| 18' | ki en-ra-kal-ta | from Enrakal |
| 19' | 2(barig) pi5-sza-hi-lum | 2 barig Pišaḫilum |
| 20' | mu szu-sza3-ga-ni-sze3 | to the year: “Šušagani’ |
| 21' | 2(barig) munu4-si-e3 giri3 isz-pu-ga-ru!-[um] | 20 litres (of barley) 2 units (for) munusi-e3 via Išpugarum |
| 22' | 3(barig) munu4 giri3 lugal-ti | 3 barig malt, via Lugalti; |
| 23' | 1(barig) dabin 2(ban2) esza | 1 barig flour, 2 ban2 eša-flour, |
| 24' | [...] en? [...] | ... lord(?) |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] ga#?-x | ... I want to |
| 2' | szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze ziz2 gur | total: 81 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 7 sila3 barley and emmer, |
| 3' | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 4' | la2-ia3 3(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur | deficit: 32 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 7 sila3 |
| 5' | la2-ia3 1(barig) gu2-tur-tur | Deficit: 1 barig guturtur |
| 7' | nig2-ka9-ak | accounts |
| 8' | ki szu-na-mu-gi4-ta | from Šunamugi |
| 9' | szu-a-zi | Šu-azi |
| 10' | szu ba-ti | received. |
| 11' | [mu us2]-sa e2 puzur4-[...] | year following: “The house of Puzriš |
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