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Nisaba 33, 261 (P517441)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 261 |
|---|---|
| ID | P517441 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver 20-255 |
| 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 | 3(u) [sila4 diri 1(disz) sila3] | 30 qû extra 1 sila3 |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 3(disz) [udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3] | 63 sheep, 1 1/2 sila3 (per day) |
| 3 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) udu [1(disz) sila3] | 104 sheep, 1 sila3 (per day) |
| 4 | sze-bi 4(barig) lu2-ma2-[gur8-re] | its barley: 4 barig; Lu-magure |
| 5 | 3(u) 1(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | 31 rams, 1 1/2 sila3 |
| 6 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3 | 64 rams, 1 sila3 |
| 7 | sze-bi 2(barig) 1(ban2) lu2-dingir-[ra] | its barley: 2 barig 1 ban2, Lu-dingira; |
| 8 | 2(u) 6(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | 26 rams, 1 1/2 sila3 |
| 9 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3 | 93 sheep, 1 sila3 |
| 10 | sze-bi 2(barig) an-ne2 | its barley: 2 barig; An |
| 11 | 3(u) sila4 diri [...] | 30 extra lambs |
| 12 | 1(gesz2) 7(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | 67 sheep, 1 1/2 sila3 (per day) |
| 13 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3 | 105 sheep, 1 sila3 |
| 14 | [sze]-bi# [...] {d}nanna#-<si-sa2> | Its barley: ... Nanna-sisa |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 3(disz) sila4 diri 1(disz) sila3 | 13 extra lambs, 1 lamb |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 4(disz) sila4 diri 1/2(disz) sila3 | 64 extra lambs, 1/2 sila3 |
| 3 | sze-bi 4(ban2) lu2-{d}[bil4] | its barley: 4 ban2, Lu-Bil |
| 4 | szunigin [... udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3] | total: ... sheep, 1 1/2 sila3 |
| 5 | szunigin 3(gesz2) [n udu 1(disz) sila3] | total: n sheep, 1 sila3 |
| 6 | szunigin 3(gesz2) [n sila4 diri 1(disz) sila3] | total: n extra lambs, 1 lamb |
| 7 | [szunigin] 3(u) [sila4 diri 1/2(disz) sila3] | total: 30 extra qû 1/2 sila3 |
| 8 | sze-bi 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2)? [gur] | its barley: 2 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 |
| 9 | u4 1(u) 1(disz)?-[kam] | 11th day |
| 10 | iti mu-szu-du7# | month: “mušudu,&#u201d |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2 | year: “The great barge was fashioned. |
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