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Nisaba 27, 144 (P304053)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 144 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304053 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 02016 |
| 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 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 2 | puzur4-i3-li2 | Puzur-ilī |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2# 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 4 | lu2-giri17-zal | Lu-girizal |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2# 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 6 | la-qi3-ip | he has taken. |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2# 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 8 | puzur4-esz18-dar | Puzur-Ištar |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2# 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 10 | mar-tu-i3-sa6 | Martu-isa |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2# 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 12 | szu-ku8-ub | fisherman |
| 13 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 14 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 2 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 | Ur-Baba |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga lu2-sza-lim | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant for Lu-šalim, |
| 4 | 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) dabin 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 si-si | 2 ban2 beer, 2 ban2, dabin, 1/3 sila3 of sisi-oil, |
| 5 | szunigin 5(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda 2(ban2) dabin | total: 5 ban2 9 sila3 beer; total: 2 ban2 4 sila3, bread; 2 ban2, dabin-flour; |
| 6 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila 3 7 shekels onions; total: 2/3 sila3 7 shek[els oil;] total: 18 shekeln alkali-plant; |
| 7 | u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam | 18th day, |
| 8 | iti min-esz3 | month: “Mini-eš,’ |
| 9 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2#-ra mu-[ne-du3] | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, Great-stele for Enlil and Ninlil erected. |
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