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Nisaba 27, 208 (P304019)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 208 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304019 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01982 |
| Collection | Newell Collections of Babylonian Tablets, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, 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 3(disz) gin2 szum2 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 2 shek[els alkali-plant], |
| 2 | szu-{d}en-lil2 | Šū-Enlil, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels oil, 2 shekel(s) alkali-plant, |
| 4 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) sila3 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil], 2 sila4 alkali-plant, |
| 6 | puzur4-ma-ma | Puzur-Mama |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 8 | ar-szi-ah | Arši-aḫ |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 10 | a-da-lal3 | Adalal |
| 11 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 12 | szu-esz18-dar | Šū-Ishtar, |
| 13 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 14 | i-ti-a | Itia |
| 15 | [3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2] naga ma-asz2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels] oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [3(disz)] sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga a-hu-ni | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 2 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant for Ahuni |
| 2 | 3(ban2) sze sza3-gal muszen | 3 ban2 of barley, fowler of birds, |
| 3 | 1(disz) dug dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2)! 1(barig) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3 1(disz) gin2 [x] | 1 jug fine dida-beer, 1 ban2 5 sila3 1 pot common dida, 3 ban2 1 barig dabin oil, 1 shekel ... |
| 4 | a-bu-um-i3-lum | Abum-ilum |
| 5 | szunigin 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2) | total: 3 ban2 7 sila3 beer; 1 pot fine dida-beer; 1 ban2 5 sila3, 1 pot common dida beer; 3 ban2, |
| 6 | szunigin 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(barig) dabin 3(ban2) sze 1(disz) [...] | total: 2 ban2 3 sila3 bread; total: 1 barig dabin flour; 3 ban2 barley; 1 ... |
| 7 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila₃ 7 shekels onions; total: 3/4 sila3 7 shekheres oil. total: 18 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 8 | u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam | 18th day, |
| 9 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 10 | mu us2-sa {d?}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-nim mu-du3-a mu us2-sa-bi | year following: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall Muriq-tidnim erected;’s year following that. |
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