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Nisaba 33, 863 (P518038)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 33, 863 |
|---|---|
| ID | P518038 |
| Museum no. | PUL Ex — |
| Collection | Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, 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 | ||
| 1' | 2(gesz2) [4(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3] | 240 sheep, 1 1/2 sila3 (per day) |
| 2' | 1(u) udu [1(disz)] sila3 | 10 sheep, 1 sila3 |
| 3' | 2(disz) masz2 1/2(disz) sila3 | 2 billy goats, 1/2 sila3 |
| 4' | sze-bi 4(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 | its barley: 4 barig 4 ban2 1 sila3; |
| 5' | lu2-dingir-ra | Lu-dingira |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | 144 rams, 1 1/2 sila3 (per day) |
| 2 | 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu 1(disz) sila3 | 9 rams, 1 sila3 |
| 3 | sze-bi 3(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 | its barley: 3 barig 3 ban2 1 sila3; |
| 4 | ur-[{d}]ba-ba6 | Ur-Baba |
| 5 | 6(disz) [udu ...]-ta | 6 sheep ... each |
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