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Nisaba 27, 147 (P304059)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 147 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304059 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 02022 |
| 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 | lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 2(disz) gin2 naga | Lu-Enlila: 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 | ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da 2(disz) gin2 naga | Ur-Ningešzida, 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 | lu2-{d}nansze 2(disz) gin2 naga | Lu-Nanše: 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 | a-bu-ni 2(disz) gin2 naga | Abuni, 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-da-lal3 2(disz) gin2 naga | Adalal: 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 2(disz) gin2 naga [x x] | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant ... |
| 14 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga hu-[ba] | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant for the ḫubaba-festival |
| 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 | da-da-a | Dada, |
| 3 | 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2) 4(ban2) zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 | 1 jug of common wort, 3 ban2 4 ban2 flour, 1/2 sila3 oil, |
| 4 | ur-{d}nin-a-zu | Ur-Ninazu |
| 5 | szunigin 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2) | total: 4 ban2 3 sila3 beer; total: 1 jug of common wort, 3 ban2 |
| 6 | szunigin 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 4(ban2) zi3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 szum2 | total: 2 ban2 6 sila3 bread; total: 4 ban2 flour; total - 1/3 sila7 shekels onions; |
| 7 | szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga | total: 5/6 sila₃ 7 shekels oil; total: 18 herkels alkali-plant |
| 8 | u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam | 21st day, |
| 9 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 10 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3-a mu us2-sa-bi | year following: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall Muriq-tidnim erected;’s year following.— |
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