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Nisaba 33, 116 (P517296)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 116 |
|---|---|
| ID | P517296 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver 20-095 |
| 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 | 2(u) 6(disz) udu niga 4(disz) u8 | 26 sheep, grain-fed, 4 ewes, |
| 2 | kiszib3 usz sipa | under seal of Uš, the shepherd; |
| 3 | 3(u) udu 2(gesz2) 1(u) u8 | 30 rams, 210 ewes |
| 4 | 5(disz) ud5 | 5 nanny goats |
| 5 | kiszib3 nam-ha-ni sipa# | under seal of Namhani, the shepherd |
| 6 | 3(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) udu | 133 sheep, |
| 7 | 3(gesz2) la2 1(disz@t) u8 | 190 less 1 ewes |
| 8 | 3(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) masz2# | 198 billy goats |
| 9 | 5(disz) ud5 masz2 nu2#-a | 5 nanny goats, lying down |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) ud5 | 90 nanny goats, |
| 2 | bala ensi2 gu2-du8-a{ki#} | bala, governor of Kutha |
| 3 | kiszib3 usz-mu | under seal of Ušmu |
| 4 | szunigin 4(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) [udu] | total: 420 less 1 sheep |
| 5 | szunigin 5(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) [u8] | total: 153 ewes |
| 6 | szunigin 3(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) masz2# | total: 198 billy goats |
| 7 | szunigin 2(gesz2) ud5 | total: 120 nanny goats, |
| 8 | kiszib3 dab-ba | sealed documents of conveyance |
| 9 | ki ur-ku3-nun-na-ta ba-zi | from Ur-kununa booked out; |
| 10 | iti a2-ki-ti | month: “Akitu,’ |
| 11 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul | year: “Amar-Suen, the king, Urbilum destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) 5(gesz2) 2(u) | 1 (sixty) |
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