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Nisaba 33, 278 (P517456)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 278 |
|---|---|
| ID | P517456 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver 20-272 |
| 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 | 4(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 [en-nu] | 4 ban2 less 1 sila3 watch |
| 2 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) gin2 szu-{d}szul#-gi# | 2 ban2 5 shekels for Šu-Šulgi |
| 3 | 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 szu-esz18-dar | 4 sila3 2 shekels: Shu-Ištar, |
| 4 | 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 nu-ur2-i3-li2 | 4 sila3 2 shekels: Nur-ili; |
| 5 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) gin2 ur-{d}szul-gi | 2 ban2 5 shekels: Ur-Šulgi; |
| 6 | 8(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 a-bu-um-dingir!-lum# | 8 sila3 4 shekels: Abum-ilum |
| 7 | 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 szu-i3-li2 | 4 sila3 2 shekels: Šu-ili; |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 ninda ab-ba-kal-la | 5 sila3 bread for Abbakala |
| 9 | x zi3 lu2-kal-la | flour of Lukalla |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 a-hu-a | 5 sila3 of Ahua, |
| 2 | 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 ur-{d}nin-ildu3 | 4 sila3 2 shekels: Ur-Ninildu; |
| 3 | 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 a-gi4 | 4 sila3 2 shekels agrig-flour, |
| 4 | 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 sipa ur | 4 sila3 2 shekels: shepherd of dogs; |
| 5 | 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda sza3-gal ur | 4 ban2 2 sila3 šagal-bread for the dog, |
| 6 | 1(disz) dug dida 5(ban2) zi3 | 1 jug of wort, 5 ban2 of flour, |
| 7 | SZA?-gur-mah {gesz}da-e11 | Šurmaḫ, the treasury |
| 8 | 1(ban2) kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda u-bar | 1 ban2 beer, 5 sila3 ubar bread, |
| 9 | szunigin#? 4(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda | total: 4 barig 2 ban2 8 sila3 bread |
| 10 | u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam | 18th day, |
| 11 | iti gu4-ra2-bi2#-[mu2-mu2] | month: “Oxen-drivers,’ |
| 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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