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Nisaba 33, 305 (P517483)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 305 |
|---|---|
| ID | P517483 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver 20-303 |
| 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(barig) sze lugal | 1 barig barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | [lu2]-{d}dumu-zi | Lu-Dumuzi |
| 3 | [1(barig)] lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su | 1 barig Lu-Ningirsu |
| 4 | <1(barig)> ur-e2-an-na | 1 barig Ur-Eanna |
| 5 | 1(barig) nam-mah-zu | 60 litres (of barley for) Nammazu |
| 6 | 1(barig) sza3-mu-zu | 60 litres (of barley for) Ša-muzu |
| 7 | 1(barig) lu2-gi-na | 60 litres (of barley for) Lu-gina |
| 8 | 1(barig) lugal-za3-ge-si | 60 litres (of barley for) Lugal-zagesi |
| 9 | gu4 da ri-a-me | We are oxen beside ... |
| 10 | ki sanga {d}nansze | from the temple administrator of Nanše |
| 11 | 1(barig) ba-zi | 60 litres (of barley for) Bazi |
| 12 | 1(barig) ma-an-szum2 | 60 litres (of barley for) Manšum |
| 13 | 1(barig) lugal-dumu-gi7 | 60 litres (of barley for) Lugal-dumu-gi |
| 14 | 1(barig) lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | 1 barig Lu-Baba |
| 15 | 1(barig) ku-li-kal-la | 60 litres (of barley for) Kili-kalla |
| 16 | 1(barig) ur-{d}dumu-zi | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Dumuzi |
| 17 | 1(barig) lu2-giri17-zal | 60 litres (of barley for) Lu-girizal |
| 18 | 1(barig) en-ga-ga | 60 litres (of barley for) Enaga |
| 19 | gu4 da ri-a | ox beside Ria |
| 20 | ki nig2-u2-rum | from Niĝ-um |
| 21 | 1(barig) lu2-nimgir | 60 litres (of barley for) Lu-nimgir |
| 22 | 1(barig) ur-mes | 1 barig, Ur-mes |
| 23 | 1(barig) a-ab-ba | 60 litres (of barley for) A’abba |
| 24 | 1(barig) {d}utu-mu | 60 litres (of barley for) Utumu |
| 25 | 1(barig) ur-sze-il2-la | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-še’ila |
| 26 | [1(barig)] e2-e-ba-du7 | 1 barig E-ebadu |
| 27 | [1(barig)] lu2#-ma2-gu-la | 1 barig, Lu-magula |
| 28 | [1(barig) ...] x-ru-um | 1 barig ... |
| 29 | [1(barig) ...]-ga | 1 barig ...ga |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ur-gu-[la ...] | Urgula ... |
| 2 | he2-dab5 lu2-x [...] | Hedab, the ... man |
| 3 | tu-ra lu2-{d}[...] | Return, Lu- |
| 4 | ($ blank space $) 4(asz) 4(barig) | (total:) 4 (gur) 4 barig |
| 5 | ugula lu2-{d}utu | foreman: Lu-Utu |
| 6 | 1(barig) lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | 1 barig Lu-Baba |
| 7 | 1(barig) a-tu | 60 litres (of barley for) Atu |
| 8 | 1(barig) ur?-ki-sal4-<la> simug {d}nansze-ma-an-szum2 | 60 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Ur-kisala, the smith of Nanše-manshum |
| 9 | 1(barig) ur-zikum-ma | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-zikumma |
| 10 | 1(barig) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka | 60 litres (of barley) 1 for Ninmar |
| 11 | gu4 da ri-a-<me> | ox or bull beside a ... |
| 12 | ki sanga {d}nansze | from the temple administrator of Nanše |
| 13 | 1(barig) en-x-nu2? | 60 litres (of barley for) En-x-nu |
| 14 | dumu gu4 gur ba-a-bi? | son of oxen, its gur(?) |
| 15 | 1(barig) nigin6{ki}-ki-du10 | 60 litres (of barley for) Nigin-kidu |
| 16 | 1(barig) lu2-dingir-ra | 60 litres (of barley for) Lu-dingira |
| 17 | dumu gu4 gur da-da dumu gu4 gur | son of gur of oxen, Dada, son of |
| 18 | gu4 da ri-a-me | We are oxen beside ... |
| 19 | ki nig2-u2-rum | from Niĝ-um |
| 20 | 1(barig) ur-esz3-ku3-ga | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-eškuga |
| 21 | 1(barig) ku5-da | 1 barig kuda |
| 22 | 1(barig) ur-im-nun | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-imnun |
| 23 | 1(barig) ka5-a | 60 litres (of barley for) Ka’a |
| 24 | 1(barig) ku3-{d}nansze | 1 barig Ku-Nanše |
| 25 | 1(barig) kur-giri3-ni-sze3 | 60 litres (of barley for) Kur-girini |
| 26 | 1(barig) ab-ba-mu | 60 litres (of barley for) Abbamu |
| 27 | 1(barig) lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 | 60 litres (of barley for) Lu-Enlila |
| 28 | 1(barig) sig4-de-li9 | 60 litres (of barley for) Simanu-deli |
| 29 | 1(barig) a-lu5-[lu5] | 60 litres (of barley for) Alulu |
| 30 | 1(barig) ur-{d}[...] | 1 barig, Ur- |
| 31 | 1(barig) lu2-[...] | 60 litres (of barley for) Lu- |
| 32 | 1(barig) {d}nansze-[...] | 1 barig (for) Nanše- |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] x-ta-x | ... ... |
| 3' | [...] x ku | ... ... |
| 4' | [...] x | |
| 5' | [...] x | |
| 6' | [...] x | |
| 7' | [...] x | |
| 8' | [...]-zi#? | ...-zi |
| 9' | [...] x | |
| 10' | [...] x | |
| 11' | [...] 2(barig) | ... 2 barig |
| 12' | [...] ab | ... cow |
| 13' | [gu4] da# ri-a-me | ox or bull with horns |
| 14' | ki nig2-u2-rum | from Niĝ-um |
| 15' | 1(barig) kur2 ur-ki-gu-la | 60 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Ur-kigula |
| 16' | 1(barig) ur-gu2-en-na | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-guena |
| 17' | 1(barig) lugal-ezem | 60 litres (of barley for) Lugalezem |
| 18' | 1(barig) lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | 1 barig Lu-Baba |
| 19' | 1(barig) ur-{d}nansze | 1 barig Ur-Nanše |
| 20' | 1(barig) lu2-kal-la | 60 litres (of barley for) Lukalla |
| 21' | 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-tu | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Nintu |
| 22' | 1(barig) ur-ki-gu-la min3 | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-kigula |
| 23' | dumu gu4 gur lugal-ab-[...] | son of gur oxen, Lugal-ab- |
| 24' | 1(barig) ug3 u2-IL2# | 60 litres (of barley for) the people of UIL |
| 25' | gu4 da ri-[a] | ox beside Ria |
| 26' | ki sanga {d}[nansze] | from the temple administrator of Nanše |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] x [...] | |
| 5 | 1(barig) x [...] | 1 barig ... |
| 6 | 1(barig) lu2#?-[...] | 60 litres (of barley for) Lu- |
| 7 | 1(barig) {d!}[...] | 1 barig (for) |
| 8 | 1(barig) lugal-[...] | 60 litres (of barley for) Lugal- |
| 9 | 1(barig) lu2-[...] | 60 litres (of barley for) Lu- |
| 10 | ur-x [...] | Ur- |
| 11 | 1(barig) [...] | 1 barig |
| 12 | 1(barig) [...] | 1 barig |
| 13 | 1(barig) [...] | 1 barig |
| 14 | 1(barig) [...] | 1 barig |
| 15 | 1(barig) [...] | 1 barig |
| 16 | engar gu4 da#-[ri-a-me] | the farmers who are oxen of eternal life |
| 17 | 6(asz) [...] | 6 ... |
| 18 | ugula ur-{d}EN#-[...] | foreman: Ur-Bel- |
| 19 | 1(barig) lu2-x-x-x | 60 litres (of barley for) Lu- |
| 20 | <1(barig)> ur-tur dumu ur?-szu? nu-[...] | 1 barig, Urtur, son of Uršu(?) |
| 21 | ugula ur-gu-la | foreman: Urgula; |
| 22 | szunigin [...] 5(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal | total: 5 gur 1 barig barley, royal (measure), |
| 23 | sze szuku#-ra sza3-gu4 | barley rations of the oxen-driver |
| 24 | a-sza3 gibil | new field |
| 25 | ki ur-ma-ma-ta | from Ur-Mama |
| 26 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 27 | mu us2-sa puzur4-isz!-<da>-gan ba-du3 us2-[sa] | year following: “Puzriš-Dagan was erected, followed by |
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