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Nisaba 33, 277 (P517455)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 277 |
|---|---|
| ID | P517455 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver 20-271 |
| 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(disz) sila3 kasz ninda en-nu | ... 2 sila3 beer, guard's bread |
| 2 | [...] 5(disz) gin2 szu-{d}szul-gi | 5 shekels: Šu-Šulgi |
| 3 | [...] 3(disz) gin2 en-u2-mi-li2 | ... 3 shekels: Enumili |
| 4 | [...] sila3! 5(disz) gin2 i-ti!-zu | ... 5 shekels (of silver) is your income |
| 5 | 4(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 4 sila3 4 shekels: Ur-Baba; |
| 6 | 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 szu-{d}nin-szubur | 4 sila3 2 shekels for Shu-Ninšubur, |
| 7 | 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 gu3-de2-a | 4 sila3 2 shekels of Gudea, |
| 8 | 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 e-[...]-ti | 4 sila3 2 shekels ... |
| 9 | 4(disz) sila3# [2(disz)] gin2# x x x | 4 sila3 2 shekels ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) [sila3] 2(disz) gin2 ba-ba-har-ra | 2 sila3 2 shekels for Babara |
| 2 | 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz ninda | 1 barig 3 ban2 7 sila3 bread, |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [iti] gu4#-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2 | month: “Oxen-drivers,’ |
| 5 | [mu us2-sa] {d}i-bi2-[{d}suen] lugal#! | year following: “Ibbi-Suen, the king,’ |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su | Lu-Ningirsu |
| 2 | [dub]-sar# | scribe |
| 3 | [dumu nig2-{d}ba-ba6] | son of Nig-Baba |
Sources & licences
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