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Nisaba 27, 137 (P304037)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 137 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304037 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 02000 |
| 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 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 2 | puzur4-{d}utu | Puzur-šamaš |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 | 5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel of oil, |
| 4 | 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels alkali-plant, |
| 5 | szu-{d}dumu-zi | Šū-Dumuzi, |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ fine beer, 5 liters of bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 7 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 8 | szar-ru-um-i3-li2 | Šarrum-ili |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, |
| 10 | 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels alkali-plant, |
| 11 | tu-<ra>-am-i3-li2 | Tūram-ilī, |
| 12 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 13 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 14 | ur-{d}nin-a-zu | Ur-Ninazu |
| 15 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 16 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 17 | lu2-eridu{ki} | Lu-Eridu |
| 18 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 19 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 20 | lu2-a2-zi-da | Lu-azida |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | i3-zu-ma | knew, and |
| 3 | 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, |
| 4 | ur-ba-gara2 | Ur-Bagara |
| 5 | 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, |
| 6 | nig2-{d}ba-ba6 | Nig-Baba |
| 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 | {d}utu-iri?-bar-ra | Utu-iribara |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 10 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 11 | du10-ga | Duga, |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 13 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 14 | dingir-szu-a | Dingiršua |
| 15 | szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 4(ban2) kasz du | total: 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 4 ban2 regular beer; |
| 16 | szunigin 5(ban2) ninda szunigin 1(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | total: 5 ban2 bread; total: 1 sila3 5 shekels onions; |
| 17 | szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 la2 1(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 2/3 sila3 less 1 shekel oil; total: 1/3 sila2 6 shekels alkali-plant; |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti dal u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam | The month of Tašritum, the day 21 |
| 2 | mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year following: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
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