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Nisaba 33, 255 (P517435)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 255 |
|---|---|
| ID | P517435 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver 20-249 |
| 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 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | 122 rams, 1 1/2 sila3 (per day) |
| 2 | sze-bi 3(barig) 5(ban2) lu2-ma2-gur8-re | its barley: 3 barig 5 ban2, Lu-magure; |
| 3 | 2(gesz2)! 3(u) 2(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | 122 sheep, 1 1/2 sila3 (= 60 sila3) |
| 4 | sze-bi 3(barig) 5(ban2) lu2-dingir-ra | its barley: 3 barig 5 ban2, Lu-dingira; |
| 5 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | 122 rams, 1 1/2 sila3 (per day) |
| 6 | sze-bi 3(barig) 5(ban2) an-ne2 | its barley: 3 barig 5 ban2, An; |
| 7 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | 122 rams, 1 1/2 sila3 (per day) |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze-bi 3(barig) 5(ban2) 1(asz@c) nanna-si-sa2 | its barley: 3 barig 5 ban2 1 aš-c-(worker), Nanna-sisa |
| 2 | szunigin 1(gesz'u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta | total: 8 rams, 1 1/2 sila3 each |
| 3 | sze-bi 3(asz) 2(ban2) gur | its barley: 3 gur 2 ban2, |
| 4 | u4 3(u)-kam | 30th day. |
| 5 | iti amar-a-a-si | month: “Amar-asi, |
| 6 | mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2 | year: “The great barge was fashioned. |
Sources & licences
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