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Nisaba 27, 134 (P304031)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 134 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304031 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01994 |
| 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 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 2 | du10-i3-li2 | Du-ilī, |
| 3 | 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, |
| 4 | szu-{d}nin#-szubur | Šū-Ninszubur |
| 5 | 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, |
| 6 | i-ti-a | Itia |
| 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 | a-KA | A-KA |
| 9 | 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, |
| 10 | dingir-szu-ba-ni | Ilu-šubāni, |
| 11 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) du i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 du-measures oil, 2 [shekels alkali-plant], |
| 12 | ep-qu2-sza | her work |
| 13 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga hu-[...] | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant ... |
| 14 | 2(disz) dug dida du 2(ban2) 1(barig) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3 1(disz) udu u2 | 2 jugs of common wort, 2 ban2 1 barig of dabin-flour, 1 sila3 oil, 1 sheep, grass-fed, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | elam szi-ma-[asz]{ki} szu-ba-ti | Elam, Šimaš, the dwelling |
| 2 | 1(disz) dug dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(disz) dug dida 1(barig) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3 1(disz) udu u2 | 1 jug fine dida-beer, 1 ban2 5 sila3 (= 100 sila3) 1 jar of dida, 1 barig dabin oil, 1 sheep, grass-fed, |
| 3 | a-bu-um-i3-lum | Abum-ilum |
| 4 | szunigin 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) dug dida du 2(ban2) 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2) 1(disz) dug dida saga | total: 2 ban2 9 sila3 beer; 2 jugs regular dida-beer; 2 ban2, 1 jugar good dida beer; 3 ban2 1 fine dida vessel; |
| 5 | szunigin 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 2(barig) dabin 2(disz) udu | total: 1 ban2 8 sila3 bread; total: 2 barig dabin 2 sheep; |
| 6 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila₃ 1 shekel garlic; total: 3/4 sila and 1 shek[el oil; total]: 14 shekels alkali-plant; |
| 7 | u4 7(disz)-kam | 7th day, |
| 8 | iti min-esz3 | month: “Mini-eš,’ |
| 9 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-i3-di3-ni-im mu-du3 | year following: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall Muriq-ti-iddinim erected. |
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