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Nisaba 33, 70 (P517259)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 70 |
|---|---|
| ID | P517259 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver 20-044 |
| 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)
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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 | 8(disz) sila3 kasz ninda 2(disz) gin2 [...] | 8 sila3 beer, 2 shekels ... |
| 2 | nu-ur2-{d}suen | Nur-Suen, |
| 3 | 8(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 szu-gu-la# ki ur-usz-gid2-da-ta? | 8 sila3 2 shekels of šugula-flour from Ur-ušeda |
| 4 | 8(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 {d}suen-[...] a-sza3 da-tin-ra-[...] | 8 sila3 2 shekels for Sîn- in the field of Atin- |
| 5 | 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 gu-gu-[...] | 4 sila3 2 shekels gugu |
| 6 | 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 a-hu-ni | 4 sila3 2 shekels: Ahuni; |
| 7 | 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 giri3-ni-sa6 | 4 sila3 2 shekels: Girinisa; |
| 8 | 3(ban2) 1(u) gin2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 szesz lu2-giri17-zal | 3 ban2 10 shekels: Ur-Šulpa’e, brother of Lu-girizal |
| 9 | 1(ban2) 2(disz) gin2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | 1 ban2 2 shekels: Ur-Šulpa’e; |
| 10 | 2(ban2) kasz ninda 2(disz) dug dida? 2(ban2) dabin | 2 ban2 beer, bread, 2 jugs of dida, 2 ban2, dabin-flour, |
| 11 | 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 lu2-{d}suen | 1/2 sila3 oil for Lu-Suen, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(ban2) 2(disz) gin2 1(disz) dug dida 2(ban2) dabin | 1 ban2 2 shekels 1 jug of common wort, 2 ban2 of dabin-flour, |
| 2 | i-din-er3-ra lu2 a-IL2 | Iddin-Erra, porter |
| 3 | 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 du11-ga-[...] | 4 sila3 2 shekels |
| 4 | 1(ban2) dabin lu2 inim-ma#-[ni]-zi# | 1 ban2 of dabin-flour for the man of Inimmanizi |
| 5 | 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 ar-szi-ah# | 4 sila3 2 shekels of arši-ah |
| 6 | 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 lu2-du-[x?] {ansze}kunga2-sze3 gen-na | 1 ban2 2 sila3 12 shekels, Ludu-x went to the kunga. |
| 7 | 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 aga3-us2 ki iszib-[...] | 4 sila3 2 shekels, soldiers with Išib- |
| 8 | 1(ban2) 2(disz) gin2 aga3-us2 ki! sza13-[dub-ba] | 1 ban2 2 shekels, soldier, with Šaduba |
| 9 | u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam | 26th day, |
| 10 | iti amar a-[a si] | Month: “Alas, my calf!’ |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su | Lu-Ningirsu |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu nig2-{d}ba-[ba6] | son of Nig-Baba |
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