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Nisaba 27, 129 (P304020)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 129 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304020 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01983 |
| 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 3(disz) gin2 i3# | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil] |
| 2 | szu-la-lum 2(disz) gin2 naga | Šulalum, 2 shekels alkali-plant, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3# | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil] |
| 4 | ur-{d}da-mu 2(disz) gin2 naga | Ur-Damu: 2 shekels alkali-plant |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3# | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil] |
| 6 | bu-ba-ti 2(disz) gin2 naga | bubati, 2 shekels alkali-plant, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3# | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil] |
| 8 | lu2-bala-saga 2(disz) gin2 naga | Lu-bala-saga 2 shekels alkali-plant, |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3# | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil] |
| 10 | ma-asz2 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels alkali-plant, |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3# 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel] alkali-plant |
| 12 | hu-la-la | Ḫulala |
| 13 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) du naga szu-{d}[...] | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila2 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil], 2 pots alkali-plant for Shu- |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ur-PA | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant for Ur-PA; |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga im-ti-dam | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila2 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant he weighed out. |
| 3 | szunigin 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda | total: 3 ban2 9 sila3 beer; total: 2 ban2 4 sila3, bread; |
| 4 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 7 shekels onions; total, 1/3 sila3 7 [shekels oil]; 18 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 5 | u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam | the 9th day, |
| 6 | iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar | month: “Bricks cast in moulds,’ |
| 7 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal <<lugal>> uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-du3-a mu us2-sa-a-bi | year following: “Šu-Suen, the king and king of Ur, the Amorite wall erected,’ the year following that. |
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