Nisaba 27, 140 (P304045)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 140 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304045 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 02008 |
| 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 | 1(disz) szu-{d}nisaba | 1 Šu-Nisaba, |
| 2 | 1(disz) nu-ur2-e2-a | 1 Nūr-Ea, |
| 3 | 1(disz) ba-a-a | 1 Ba'â, |
| 4 | 1(disz) lu2-eridu{ki} | 1 Lu-Eridu, |
| 5 | 1(disz) dingir-lamma | 1 Dingir-lamma, |
| 6 | 1(disz) ba-za-za | 1: Bazaza; |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta | 3 sila3 fine beer, 2 sila2 bread each |
| 8 | 1(disz) i3-li2-dan | 1 Ili-dan, |
| 9 | 1(disz) asz2-ku-dan | 1 Aškudan, |
| 10 | 1(disz) szesz-kal-la | 1 Šeškalla |
| 11 | 1(disz) dingir-ra-bi2 | 1 Dingir-rabi, |
| 12 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}nansze | 1 Lu-Nanše |
| 13 | 1(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re | 1 Lugal-magure, |
| 14 | 1(disz) nam-ha-ni | 1 Namhani, |
| 15 | 1(disz) na-zi | 1: Nazi; |
| 16 | 1(disz) a-da-lal3 | 1 Adalal, |
| 17 | 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra | 1 Lu-dingira, |
| 18 | 1(disz) ur-mes | 1 Ur-mes, |
| 19 | 1(disz) ba-an-sa6 | 1 Bansa, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila2 bread each, |
| 2 | 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga-ta | 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel of oil, 2 shekel(s) alkali-plant |
| 3 | szunigin 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz | total: 1 ban2 8 sila3 fine beer; total: 3 ban2 6 sila3, beer |
| 4 | szunigin 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2 | total: 3 ban2 6 sila3 bread; total: 1 1/2 sila3, onions; |
| 5 | szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 5/6 sila3 4 shekels oil; |
| 6 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/2 sila 6 shekels alkali-plant |
| 7 | u4 1(u)-kam | 10th day. |
| 8 | iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la | month: “Barley at the granary,’ |
| 9 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna of Uruk by goat was chosen. |
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