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Nisaba 33, 309 (P517485)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 309 |
|---|---|
| ID | P517485 |
| Museum no. | Schrijver 20-307 |
| Collection | Adolph Schrijver, New York, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
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 | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2# [szum2] | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 2 | szesz-kal-la | Šeškalla |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 [szum2?] | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 4 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 | Ur-Baba |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)! gin2 [szum2?] | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 6 | a-hu-ni | Ahuni, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 [szum2?] | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 8 | lu2-x-szu!-ni | Lu-šuni |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) [gin2 szum2?] | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 10 | lu2-nin?-[...] | Lu-nin- |
| 11 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda# [5(disz) gin2 szum2?] | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 12 | lugal-ezem# | Lugalezem |
| 13 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2?] | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 14 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga# | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | nam-ha-ni | Namḫani |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)! gin2 [szum2?] | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 3 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 4 | tur-am3-i3-li2 | Turam-ilī |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 [szum2?] 3(disz)! gin2 [i3 2(disz) gin2 naga] | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 shekel of alkali-plant |
| 6 | lu2-gi-na | Lu-gina |
| 7 | szunigin 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz | total: 3 ban2 7 sila3 beer |
| 8 | szunigin 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda | total: 2 ban2 3 sila3 bread |
| 9 | szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | total: 2/3 sila3 5 shekels onions |
| 10 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 1/3 sila3 7 shekels oil; |
| 11 | szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga | total: 18 shekels alkali-plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 5(disz)-kam | 5th day. |
| 2 | iti min3-esz3 | month: “Mineš,’ |
| 3 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
Sources & licences
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