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Nisaba 33, 304 (P517482)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 304 |
|---|---|
| ID | P517482 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver 20-302 |
| 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)
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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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 6(asz) gu2 4(u) 9(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 siki tug2 szar3 | 16 talents 49 minas 3 shekels of wool, fine textiles, |
| 2 | 1(u) 3(asz) gu2 1(u) ma-na siki tug2 us2 szar3 | 13 talents 10 minas wool, weaved in wool, |
| 3 | 7(asz) gu2 5(u) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 7 talents 55 5/6 shekels wool, 3rd quality garment, |
| 4 | sag nu-ub-tuku | had no head |
| 5 | 3(u) 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 31 talents 12 mana wool, 3rd quality, |
| 6 | 5(asz) gu2 siki tug2 4(disz)-kam us2 | 5 talents of wool, 4th garment, length |
| 7 | sag 1(disz) ma-na-ta i3-ib2-gal2 | he shall have the usufruct of it for 1 mina. |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | sag nu-ub-tuku | had no head |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) gu2 siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 93 talents of 3rd grade wool, |
| 3 | 6(gesz2) 9(asz) gu2 siki tug2 4(disz)-kam us2 | 69 talents of wool, 4th quality garment, |
| 4 | sag 1(disz) ma-na-ta i3-gal2 | at the capital of 1 mina are here; |
| 5 | kiszib3 lugal-iri-da | under seal of Lugal-irida; |
| 6 | 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki tug2 szar3 | 1 talent 36 mana wool, fine textiles, |
| 7 | 2(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki tug2 us2 szar3 | 2 talents 25 mana wool, weaved in wool, |
| 8 | sag nu-ub-tuku | had no head |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 4(asz) gu2 siki tug2 guz-za du | 4 talents of wool, guz-za-garment, regular quality, |
| 2 | sag 1(disz) ma-na-ta i3-ib2-gal2 | he shall have the usufruct of it for 1 mina. |
| 3 | 2(u) 2(asz) gu2 siki du | 22 talents of regular wool, |
| 4 | 3(u) 7(asz) gu2 5(u) ma-na siki udu ba-usz2 | 37 talents 50 minas wool, sheep slaughtered, |
| 5 | 1(u) 4(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na siki udu szu-gid2 | 14 talents 30 mana wool of sheep, šugid-measure, |
| 6 | sag 2(disz) ma-na-ta i3-ib2-gal2 | at the capital of 2 minas he shall have it. |
| 7 | siki? tug2? x ma2-a ba-a-[gar] | wool(?) of a ... boat was placed |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 4(asz) gu2 siki tug2 guz-za du | total: 4 talents of wool, guz-za-garment, regular quality, |
| 2 | sag 1(disz) ma-na-ta i3-ib2-gal2 | he shall have the usufruct of it for 1 mina. |
| 3 | szunigin 2(u) 3(asz) gu2 siki du | total: 23 talents of regular wool, |
| 4 | szunigin 3(u) 7(asz) gu2 5(u) ma-na siki udu ba-usz2 | total: 37 talents 50 minas wool, slaughtered sheep; |
| 5 | szunigin 1(u) 4(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na siki udu szu-gid2 | total: 14 talents 30 mana wool of sheep, šugid-measured; |
| 6 | sag 2(disz) ma-na-ta i3-ib2-gal2 | at the capital of 2 minas he shall have it. |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] siki tug2 4(disz)-kam us2 | ... wool, 4th garment, length |
| 2' | sag 1(disz) ma-na-ta i3-ib2-gal2 | he shall have the usufruct of it for 1 mina. |
| 3' | kiszib3 lugal-iri-da | under seal of Lugal-irida; |
| 4' | 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 7(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki tug2 szar3 | 1 talent 27 minas 10 shekels wool, fine textiles, |
| 5' | 2(asz) gu2 5(u) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na siki tug2 us2 szar3 | 2 talents 55 5/6 mana wool, weaver's wool, |
| 6' | kiszib3 inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5 | under seal of Inim-Baba-idab; |
| 7' | 1(u) 3(asz) gu2 siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 13 talents of wool, 3rd quality, |
| 8' | sag 1(disz) ma-na-ta i3-ib2-gal2 | he shall have the usufruct of it for 1 mina. |
| 9' | siki tug2 dingir-re-ne | wool of the gods, |
| 10' | kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma ensi2 | under seal of Ur-Lamma, governor |
| 11' | 1(u) 6(asz) gu2 2(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 16 talents 28 mana wool, 3rd quality, |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [szunigin] gu2# 3(u) 7(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 siki tug2 us2 szar3 | total: 37 minas 15 shekels of wool, weaver's wool |
| 2' | szunigin 5(asz) gu2 4(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2 | total: 5 talents 48 2/3 mana wool, 3rd quality garment, |
| 3' | sag nu-ub-tuku | had no head |
| 4' | szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) gu2 2(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2 | total: 93 talents 28 mana wool, 3rd quality, |
| 5' | szunigin 8(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) gu2 5(u) 7(disz) ma-na siki tug2 4(disz)-kam us2 | total: 84 talents 57 mana wool of 4 garments, length |
| 6' | szunigin 2(asz) gu2 siki tug2 guz-za du | total: 2 talents of wool, guz-za-garment, regular quality, |
| 7' | sag 1(disz) ma-na-ta i3 ib2-gal2 | at the capital of 1 mina he will have oil. |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | szu-nigin 3(u) 4(asz) gu2 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 siki tug2 szar3 | total: 34 talents 28 1/2 minas 3 shekels wool, fine textiles, |
| 2' | szu-nigin 5(u) 4(asz) gu2 7(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 siki tug2 us2 szar3 | total: 54 talents 7 5/6 minas 5 shekels of wool, weaver's wool, |
| 3' | szu-nigin 2(u) 2(asz) gu2 4(u) ma-na siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2 | total: 22 talents 40 mana wool, 3rd quality garment, |
| 4' | sag nu-ub-tuku | had no head |
| 5' | szu-nigin 3(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) gu2 4(u) ma-na siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2 | total: 199 talents 40 mana wool, 3rd quality, |
| 6' | szu-nigin 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) gu2 4(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 4(disz)-kam us2 | total: 92 talents 41 1/2 minas wool, 4th quality garment |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1' | x x x | |
| 2' | 6(asz) gu2 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na 1(u) 7(disz) gin2 hi-a | 6 talents 24 minas 17 shekels each, |
| 3' | ugula du11-ga-zi-da | foreman: Dugazida |
| 4' | u3 ugula szar-ru-um-i3-li2 | and foreman: Šarrum-ilī |
| 5' | siki ka udu?-ka gir2-su{ki} | wool of the sheep’s mouth of Girsu |
| 6' | giri3 ner-i3-da-gal2 | via Ner-idaŋal |
| 7' | giri3 puzur4-esz18-dar | via Puzur-Ištar |
| 8' | u3 a-ba-{d}en-lil2-gin7 | and Aba-Enlilgin |
| 9' | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} u3 hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Kimaš and Ḫurti were destroyed. |
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