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Nisaba 33, 41 (P517238)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 41 |
|---|---|
| ID | P517238 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver 20-017 |
| Collection | Adolph Schrijver, New York, 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) tug2 mu-kux(DU) | 1 garment, delivery, |
| 2 | mu-zu engar | Your name is plowman |
| 3 | 1(disz) e2-sahar-ta | 1 Esahar, |
| 4 | 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir | 1 Ur-gigir, |
| 5 | ugula ab-ba-gi-na | foreman: Abbagina |
| 6 | 1(disz) gu-da-da | 1 Gudada |
| 7 | 1(disz) ur-kun | 1 Ur-kun |
| 8 | [ugula] ur-saga | foreman: Ur-saga |
| 9 | 1(disz) ur-{u2}gug4 | 1 Ur-gug, |
| 10 | 1(disz) ur-{d}gesztin-an-ka | 1 Ur-Geštinanka |
| 11 | 1(disz) da-da dub-sar kasz | 1 Dada, the scribe of beer; |
| 12 | ugula ba-saga sagi | foreman: Basaga, cupbearer; |
| 13 | 1(disz) ARAD2 lunga | 1 ARAD2 lunga, |
| 14 | ugula bi2-du11-ga | foreman Biduga, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) ur!-gu4-nu2! | 1 Ur-gunu, |
| 2 | 1(disz) szesz-a-ni | 1 Šešani, |
| 3 | ugula sza3-ku3-ge iszib | foreman: Ša-kuge, išib; |
| 4 | 1(disz) ma-an-szum2 lunga? | 1 Manšum, brewer(?) |
| 5 | 1(disz) {d}szara2-i3-sa6 | 1 Šara-isa, |
| 6 | 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra baharx(EDIN) | 1: Lu-dingira, potter; |
| 7 | ugula kas4 | foreman of runners |
| 8 | 2(disz) da-da sza13#-dub#-ba | 2 Dada, chief accountant |
| 9 | 1(disz) tug2! nimgir-sa2-bi2# | 1 textile (for) Nimgir-sabi |
| 10 | 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 szesz kas4 | 1 Ur-Šulpa’e, the messenger, |
| 11 | lu2 didli-me | many people |
| 12 | 1(disz) du-du-mu sagi | 1 Dudumu, cupbearer |
| 13 | 1(disz) ur-mes kasz-de2-de2 | 1 Ur-mes, the brewer, |
| 14 | 1(disz) ARAD2-hu-la muhaldim | 1 ARAD-hula, the cook, |
| 15 | 1(disz) a-lu5-lu5 lunga | 1 Alulu, the brewer, |
| 16 | ugula ad-da-kal-la | foreman: Adda-kala; |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [1(disz)?] gu#-na engar | 1? talent, the plowman |
| 2 | [1(disz)? ur?]-{d}dumu-zi-da | 1(?) (man): Ur-Dumuzida |
| 3 | ugula lugal-ku3-zu | foreman: Lugal-kuzu; |
| 4 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}suen nagar | 1 Lu-Suen, the carpenter, |
| 5 | ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | foreman: Ur-Šulpa'e; |
| 6 | 1(disz) ur-{d}nisaba | 1 Ur-Nisaba, |
| 7 | ugula {d}szara2-a-mu | foreman: Šara-amu; |
| 8 | 1(disz) ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 agar4-nigin2 | 1 Ur-Enlila of Aganigin, |
| 9 | 1(disz) ur-am3-ma dumu na-silim | 1 Ur-ama, son of Nasilim |
| 10 | ugula ur-{gesz}gigir szabra | foreman: Ur-gigir, chief household manager; |
| 11 | 1(disz) tug2 ur-e2-gal | 1 textile, Ur-egal, |
| 12 | ugula ba-sa6 | foreman: Basa; |
| 13 | 1(disz) ha-ba-lu5-ge2 | 1 Habaluge |
| 14 | ugula lugal-nesag-e | foreman: Lugal-nesage, |
| 15 | 1(disz) ur-dingir-ra szusz3 | 1 Ur-dingira, cattle manager; |
| 16 | ugula lugal-a2-zi-da gudu4 | foreman: Lugal-azida, gudu priest; |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [ugula?] szu-esz18-dar | foreman: Shu-Ištar |
| 2' | [1(disz)? ur?]-{d}en#-lil2-la2 | 1(?): Ur-Enlila |
| 3' | [1(disz)? lugal]-za3-ge-si | 1(?): Lugal-zagesi |
| 4' | [1(disz)? ur?]-{d}nin-ur4-ra | 1(?) (man): Ur-Ninura |
| 5' | [1(disz)?] lu2#-u18 | 1(?): Lu-u |
| 6' | [1(disz)? ...]-{d}utu# dumu ur-e2-nun | 1 ...-Utu, son of Ur-Enun |
| 7' | ugula ur-mes nu-banda3-gu4 | foreman: Ur-mes, oxen manager; |
| 8' | 2(disz) a-kal-la ugula | 2: Akalla, foreman; |
| 9' | 1(disz) ur-nigar gudu4 {d}nansze | 1 Ur-nigar, gudu of Nanše |
| 10' | ugula a-kal-la | foreman: Akalla |
| 11' | 1(disz) sza3-ku3-ge engar | 1 Ša-kuge, the plowman; |
| 12' | ugula lugal-iti-da | foreman: Lugal-itida; |
| 13' | 1(disz) szesz-kal-la dumu inim-ma-ni-zi nu?-ga2-ra | 1 Šeškalla, son of Inima-nizi, not brought, |
| 14' | 1(disz) ur-{d}suen bahar3 | 1 Ur-Suen, potter; |
| 15' | ugula lu2-sa6-i3-zu | foreman: Lu-sa-izu, |
| 16' | tug2 mu-kux(DU) | garment delivery |
| 17' | mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
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