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Nisaba 27, 212 (P304032)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 212 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304032 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01995 |
| 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 saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ fine beer, 5 liters of bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 3 | a-li2-szu-ni | his city |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ fine beer, 5 liters of bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 5 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 6 | kal-{d}szul-gi | Kal-Šulgi |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ fine beer, 5 liters of bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 8 | 3(disz) gin2 szum2 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels onions, 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 9 | a-da-lal3 | Adalal |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) sila3 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 sila and oil, 2 shekel of alkali-plant, |
| 11 | gi-nu-num2 | regular offerings |
| 12 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 13 | puzur4-ma-ma | Puzur-Mama |
| 14 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 15 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-NI | ...-NI |
| 2 | [5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3] ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 3 | [3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz)] gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 4 | [...]-du10 | ... good |
| 5 | [3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz)] sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s of alkali-plant |
| 6 | [x]-iri | ...-iri |
| 7 | 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 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 8 | ku3-{d}nansze | Ku-Nanše |
| 9 | 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 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 10 | da-da | Dada |
| 11 | 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 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 12 | ARAD2-mu | my servant. |
| 13 | 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 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 14 | lu2-{d}utu | Lu-Utu |
| 15 | 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 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 16 | sza3-dingir-ra | Ša-dingira, |
| left | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz | total: 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 3 ban2 8 sila3, beer |
| 2 | szunigin 1(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda | total: 1 sila3 5 shekels onions; total: 4 ban2 7 sila3, bread; |
| 3 | szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 la2 1(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 [...] | total: 2/3 sila3 less 1 shekel oil; total: 1/3 sila3. |
| 4 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 5 | mu-[...] | he ... |
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