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Nisaba 33, 68 (P517257)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 68 |
|---|---|
| ID | P517257 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver 20-042 |
| Collection | Adolph Schrijver, New York, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
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 | 3(u) 5(asz) gu2 esir2 hur-sag | 35 talents, bitumen of the mountain range; |
| 2 | ma2 3(u) gur ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 30 gur barge of Ur-Baba |
| 3 | ugula lu2-{d}nin-szubur | foreman: Lu-Ninšubur |
| 4 | 3(u) 5(asz) gu2 ma2 3(u) gur lugal-u2-szim-e | 35 talents of barge, 30 gur, Lugal-ušime, |
| 5 | ugula ARAD2 | foreman: ARAD; |
| 6 | 3(u) 5(asz) gu2 ma2 2(u) gur lugal-ezem u3 ma2 1(u) gur nig2-{d}utu | 35 talents of barge 20 gur Lugal-ezem and barge 10 gur Nig-Utu |
| 7 | 3(u) 5(asz) gu2 ma2 2(u) gur u3 ma2 1(u) gur | 35 talents of barge 20 gur and barge 10 gur |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | un-ta-ta | he has freed |
| 2 | mar-sa-sze3 | to Marsa; |
| 3 | ur-{d}lamma | Ur-Lamma, |
| 4 | szu ba-ti | received. |
| 5 | mu ma2-gur8-mah-sze3 | because of the great barge |
| 6 | iti munu4-gu7 | month: “Malt-feast,’ |
| 7 | mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun | year: “Enmaḫgalana, the en-priestess of Nanna, was installed. |
Sources & licences
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