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Nisaba 33, 57 (P517249)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 57 |
|---|---|
| ID | P517249 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver 20-031 |
| 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)
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(barig) 4(ban2) sze lugal | 1 barig 4 ban2 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | lu2-i3-zu | Lu-izu |
| 3 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) za3-mu | 1 barig 4 ban2: Zamu; |
| 4 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) a-gu-gu | 1 barig 4 ban2: Agugu |
| 5 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) lugal!-{gesz}gigir-re# | 1 barig 4 ban2: Lugal-gigirre |
| 6 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) lugal-{gesz}gigir-re min3-kam | 1 barig 4 ban2, Lugal-gigirre, second |
| 7 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) er3-ra-ba-ni | 1 barig 4 ban2 Erra-bani |
| 8 | sze ur5-ra masz2 pa3 | barley rations, chosen by the interest, |
| 9 | mu-be2 si-ge-de3 | to make the name right, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki ab-ba-gi-na-ta | from Abbagina |
| 2 | ma-asz2 dumu lu2-kal-la szu ba-ti su-su-dam | Māš, son of Lukalla, received; he is being released. |
| 3 | ab-ba-gi-na szimaszgi-ne nu-u3-di-pa4 | The Abbagina did not find the Šimaškina. |
| 4 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 5 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra ma2-gur8-mah mu-ne-dim2 | year: “Šu-Suen, the king, for Enlil and Ninlil the Great Barge fashioned.’ |
Sources & licences
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