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Nisaba 33, 223 (P517403)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 223 |
|---|---|
| ID | P517403 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver 20-216 |
| 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)
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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 | 3(u) 3(asz) sze gur | 33 gur barley, |
| 2 | sze GAN2-gu4 | barley of the oxen field |
| 3 | 1(u) sze gur apin-la2-da ba-a | 10 gur of barley, (measured) by the plow, disbursed; |
| 4 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 5 | 3(u) 2(asz) sze gur | 32 gur of barley, |
| 6 | i3-dub {d}nin-ildu3-ma | the depot of Ninilduma |
| 7 | giri3 a-bi2-a | via Abiya |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ba gur | 4 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 barley, |
| 2 | a-bala {d}nin-ildu3-ma | the bala of Ninilduma |
| 3 | iti 4(disz)-kam | 4th month, |
| 4 | iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la-ta | from month “Barley at the granary,’ |
| 5 | iti szu-numun-na-sze3 | to month “Sowing,’ |
| 6 | kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 tir | under seal of Ur-Šara of the forest; |
| 7 | 6(asz) 2(barig) gur sa2-du11 {d}nin-ildu3-ma | 6 gur 2 barig regular offerings of Nin-ilduma |
| 8 | kiszib3 ba-a-a-ti | under seal of Bāti; |
| 9 | 1(asz) 3(barig) gur sze zi3 gu2-na | 1 gur 3 barig barley, flour of Gu’ana, |
| 10 | kiszib3 a-bi2-a | under seal of Abiya |
| 11 | szunigin 4(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur sze a-sza3 {d}nin-ildu3-ma zi-ga-am3 | total: 44 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 barley, barley of the field of Nin-ildu, booked out; |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti dal | month: “Flight, |
| 2 | mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-[du8] | year following: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
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