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Nisaba 33, 257 (P517437)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 257 |
|---|---|
| ID | P517437 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver 20-251 |
| 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(disz) udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2 | 2 sheep, barley-fed, of 3rd grade, |
| 2 | {d}nanna | For Nanna |
| 3 | {d}en-lil2-zi-sza3-gal2 maszkim | Enlil-zišagal was enforcer; |
| 4 | 1(disz) sila4 e2 uz-ga | 1 lamb, house of uzga, |
| 5 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 muhaldim maszkim | Ur-Baba, the cook, responsible official; |
| 6 | 1(disz) u8 gukkal niga 3(disz)-kam us2 | 1 fattened ewe, barley-fed, of 3rd grade, |
| 7 | 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 a-dara4 niga saga us2 | 1 female kid, grain-fed, fine quality, |
| 8 | 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 a-dara4 niga 1(u) 1(disz) sila4 | 1 female kid, barley-fed, 11 lambs |
| 9 | me-{d}isztaran | Me-Ištaran, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | nig2-dab5 e2 u4 1(u) 5(disz) | nigdab-offering of the house for 15 days |
| 2 | giri3 sze-li-bu-um sukkal | via Šelībum, the messenger; |
| 3 | ARAD2-mu maszkim | ARADmu, responsible official; |
| 4 | 2(disz) udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2 1(disz) u8 gukkal niga 3(disz)-kam us2 | 2 sheep, barley-fed, of 3rd grade, 1 ewe, fat-tailed, (barley-)fed, [3rd] grade, |
| 5 | giri3 e-er-be#!-li2 ra2-gaba | via Erbeli, the courier |
| 6 | sza3 mu-kux(KWU147)?-ra-ta | from the delivery |
| 7 | u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam | 12th day, |
| 8 | ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta ba-zi | from Abbasaga booked out; |
| 9 | giri3 nu-ur2-{d}suen dub-sar | via Nur-Suen, the scribe; |
| 10 | iti u5-bi2-gu7 | month: “Ubi-gū7, |
| 11 | mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna of Karzida was installed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | 2(u) | 20, |
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