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Nisaba 27, 138 (P304041)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 138 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304041 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 02004 |
| 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 | puzur4-{d}suen 2(disz) gin2 naga | Puzur-Suen: 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 | nu-ur2-{d}iszkur 2(disz) gin2 naga | Nūr-Adda, 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 | i-ti-a 2(disz) gin2# naga | in the evening, 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 | szu-{d}er3-ra 2(disz) gin2 naga | Šu-Erra, 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 | a-hu-szu-ni 2(disz) gin2 naga | his brothers: 2 shekels alkali-plant, |
| 11 | 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], |
| 12 | ka5-a-mu 2(disz) gin2 naga | Ka-a-mu 2 shekels alkali-plant, |
| 13 | 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], |
| 14 | lu2-{d}suen 2(disz) gin2 naga | Lu-Suen, 2 shekels alkali-plant |
| 15 | 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], |
| 16 | u-bar 2(disz) gin2 naga | Ubar 2 shekels alkali-plant, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 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], |
| 2 | al-la-mu | Allamu |
| 3 | 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], |
| 4 | a-da-lal3 | Adalal |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels] garlic, |
| 6 | szu-{d}iszkur i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | Šū-Addu, oil, 2 shekels alkali-plant, |
| 7 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) zi3 1(u) gin2 i3 ur-{d}nansze | 1 ban2 beer, 1 ban2, flour, 10 shekels oil for Ur-Nanše, |
| 8 | szunigin# 5(ban2)# 9(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 3(ban2) ninda 1(ban2) dabin | total: 5 ban2 9 sila3 fine beer; total: 3 ban2 bread; 1 ban2 dabin |
| 9 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/2 sila 3 shekels onions; total: 2/3 sila3 3 [shekels oil;] total: 1/3 sila2 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 10 | u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam | the 19th day, |
| 11 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 12 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3-a mu us2-sa-bi | year following: “Šu-Suen, the king, the Amorite wall erected,’ the year following that. |
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