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Nisaba 33, 306 (P517484)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 306 |
|---|---|
| ID | P517484 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver 20-304 |
| 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)] ab#-ba-kal-la aga3-us2# szabra-ta | 1 barig, Abbakala, soldier from the household manager |
| 2' | ki lu2-sukkal-an-ka ma2-lah6 | from Lu-sukkalana, the boatman |
| 3' | 1(barig) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a 2(disz)!-kam! | 60 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Lu-Narua, 2nd |
| 4' | mu al-ba-ni-du11-sze3 | because of the name of Albanidu |
| 5' | ki ur-{gesz}gigir | from Ur-gigir |
| 6' | 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 gala | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Baba, the gala-priest |
| 7' | 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-nisi | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Ninnisi |
| 8' | 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz-a-ni | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Baba, his brother |
| 9' | ugula en-dingir-mu | foreman: En-dingir-mu; |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [1(barig) ur]-{d}ig#-alim | 1 barig, Ur-Igalim |
| 2' | [ugula] ur-ma!-ma | foreman: Ur-Mama |
| 3' | 1(barig) lu2-nimgir! | 60 litres (of barley for) Lu-nimgir |
| 4' | 1(barig) a2-na-mu | 60 litres (of barley for) Ana-mu |
| 5' | 1(barig) ur-{d}hendur-sag | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Ḫendursag |
| 6' | 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 nisi | 60 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Ur-Baba, the messenger |
| 7' | 1(barig) ur-{d}nansze lu2 nisi | 60 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Ur-Nanše the messenger |
| 8' | 1(barig) en-kusz2-u5 {na4#}[kikken]-gul-gul | 60 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) En-kušu5 of kikkengulgul stone |
| 9' | 1(barig) ARAD2 he2-dab5 gir2-[su{ki}] | 60 litres (of barley) 1 slave (for) Hedab of Girsu |
| 10' | 4(ban2) geme2-{d}ba-ba6# | 4 ban2: Geme-Baba |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ama-du8 dumu-[ni] | 1 ban2 5 sila3: Ama-du, his son |
| 2 | 4(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-zi-[mu] | 4 ban2: Baba-zimu |
| 3 | ki ur-mes ugula kikken2# | from Ur-mes, foreman of the millers |
| 4 | 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da# giri17-dab5 | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Ningešzida of Girida |
| 5 | ki sukkal-mah | from Sukkalmah |
| 6 | 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 gi-zi | 60 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Ur-Baba, the reed worker |
| 7 | 1(barig) ur-{d}igi-zi-bar-ra | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Igizibara |
| 8 | 1(barig) da-da | 60 litres (of barley for) Dada |
| 9 | 1(barig) nig2-sza3-temen szesz-a-ni | 60 litres (of barley for) Nig-ša-temen, his brother |
| 10 | nu-banda3 ur-{d}nansze dumu al-la | the overseer: Ur-Nanše, son of Alla |
| 11 | [1(barig)] lu2#-dingir-ra | 1 barig Lu-dingira |
| 12 | [mu lugal]-mas#-su2#-[sze3] | for Lugal-massu |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(barig) ur-{d}da-mu nagar | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Damu, the carpenter |
| 2 | geszbunx(|KI.BI|) an-za-ug | a kind of scepter |
| 3 | 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu iri-ki | 60 litres (of barley for) Lu-Ningirsu, son of Iriki |
| 4 | nu-banda3 ur-e2-musz | the overseer: Ur-Emuš |
| 5 | 1(barig) lu2-iri-sag | 60 litres (of barley for) Lu-irisag |
| 6 | 1(ban2) da-da dumu-ni | 10 litres (of barley for) Dada, his son |
| 7 | ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 unu3 | foreman: Ur-Baba, cowherd; |
| 8 | 1(barig) ab-ba-du10-ga dumu dab5-ba | 60 litres (of barley for) Abbaduga, son of Dababa |
| 9 | ugula szar-ru-um-i3-li2 | foreman: Sharrum-ilī; |
| 10 | [1(barig) {d}utu-zi-mu] ARAD2 [lu2-{d}ba-ba6 nu-banda3] | 1 barig Utu-zimu, servant of Lu-Baba, the overseer |
| 11 | [szunigin gurusz] | total, male laborers |
| 12 | [szunigin gurusz a2 1/2(disz)] | total: male laborers, 1/2 labor |
| 13 | [szunigin geme2] | total, female laborers |
| 14 | [szunigin dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3] | total: children, 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 15 | [he2-dab5-me] | they are captured. |
| 16 | [...-kam] | ...-kam |
| 17 | [...] | |
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