Nisaba 33, 258 (P517438)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 258 |
|---|---|
| ID | P517438 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver 20-252 |
| 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 | 1(disz) sila4 {d}en-lil2 | 1 lamb for Enlil, |
| 2 | mu-kux(DU) ur-{d}suen szesz nin9-kal-la | delivery of Ur-Suen, brother of Ninkalla |
| 3 | 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-lil2 | 1 lamb for Ninlil, |
| 4 | mu-kux(DU) lugal-a2-zi-da | delivery of Lugal-azida; |
| 5 | 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a | 1 lamb (for) Ningagia |
| 6 | mu-kux(DU) ur-{d}en-lil2-la2# | delivery of Ur-Enlila |
| 7 | zabar-dab5 maszkim# | Zabardab, responsible official |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) ab2 7(disz) udu 2(disz) [...] | 1 cow, 7 sheep, 2 ... |
| 2 | 6(disz) masz2 1(disz) ud5# | 6 billy goats, 1 nanny goat |
| 3 | szu-gid2 e2-muhaldim-sze3 | to the šugid-offering of the kitchen; |
| 4 | ur-nigar{+gar} szu ba-ti | Ur-nigar received. |
| 5 | u4 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam | the 9th day, |
| 6 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 7 | iti ezem-an-na | month "Festival of An," |
| 8 | mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna by means of extispicy was chosen. |
Sources & licences
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