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Nisaba 33, 48 (P517245)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 48 |
|---|---|
| ID | P517245 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver 20-022 |
| 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)
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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 | [n] gu4 niga | n grain-fed ox(s), |
| 2 | 2(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2 | 2 sheep, barley-fed, of 4th grade |
| 3 | 1(disz) udu niga | 1 sheep, grain-fed, |
| 4 | 1(disz) sila4! | 1 lamb |
| 5 | siskur2 ma!-al-kum | there is a siskur offering for you |
| 6 | ur-szu! muhaldim maszkim | Uršu, the cook, responsible official |
| 7 | u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam | 16th day, |
| 8 | 1(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2 | 1 ox, grain-fed, 4th grade, |
| 9 | siskur2 {d}inanna sza3 e2-gal | offering of Inanna in the palace |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {d}en-lil2-zi-sza3-gal2 maszkim | Enlil-zišagal was enforcer; |
| 2 | 2(disz) udu niga {d}inanna unu{ki} | 2 sheep, barley-fed, for Inanna of Uruk, |
| 3 | a!-hu-ni sagi maszkim | Ahuni, cupbearer, responsible official |
| 4 | u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam | 17th day, |
| 5 | ki du11-ga-ta ba-zi | from Duga booked out; |
| 6 | [iti ki]-siki#-{d}nin-a-zu | month: “ki-siki of Ninazu,’ |
| 7 | [mu {d}]szu-{d}suen lugal | year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}szu-{d}suen | Šū-Suen, |
| 2 | lugal kal-ga | mighty king |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | king of Ur |
| 4 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | king of the four quarters |
| 5 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 6 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 7 | dumu ur-{d}[ha-ia3] | son of Ur-Ḫaya |
| 8 | [ARAD2-zu] | your servant. |
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