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Nisaba 27, 136 (P304036)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 136 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304036 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01999 |
| 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 | bur-ma-ma | Bur-Mama |
| 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 | sza-lim-be-li2 | Šalim-belī |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 8 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 9 | gi#-nun-um | ginum offering |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 11 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 12 | u2-ar-tum | |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 14 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 15 | ku3-{d}nanna | Ku-Nanna, |
| 16 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 17 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 18 | lu2-{d}en-ki | Lu-Enki, |
| 19 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 20 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-tu-ul-ma-ma | he has completed, and |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 3 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 4 | {d}er3-ra-nu-ib | Erra-nūb |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 6 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 7 | ur-e2-babbar2 | Ur-Ebabbar |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 9 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 10 | du10-ga-mu | my Dugamu |
| 11 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 12 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 13 | ka5-a-mu | |
| 14 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 15 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 16 | di-ni-li2 | Diŋinilī |
| 17 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 18 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 19 | sza3-da | in the heart |
| 20 | szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz | total: 1 ban2 fine beer; total: 4 ban2 5 sila3 beer; |
| 21 | szunigin 5(ban2) ninda szunigin 1(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | total: 5 ban2 bread; total: 1 sila3 5 shekels onions; |
| 22 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 9(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/2 sila₃ 9 shekels oil; total: 1/3 sila+u06 shekel alkali-plant; |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti nesag u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam | The month of Nisag, the day 15 |
| 2 | mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year following: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
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