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Nisaba 27, 155 (P304073)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 155 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304073 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 02036 |
| 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 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 2 | ur-{d}nin-mar{ki} | Ur-Ninmar |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 4 | nu-ur2-i3-li2 | Nur-ilī |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 6 | lu2-sza-lim | Lu-šalim, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 8 | a-bi2-a | Abiya |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 10 | ur-{d}nansze | Ur-Nanše |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 12 | a-bu-ni | his father |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 14 | a2-bi2-lum | Abi-lum |
| 15 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 16 | ka5-a-mu | |
| 17 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz) gin2 naga] | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel] alkali-plant |
| 18 | suhusz-gi | the foundations |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 [ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga] | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shek]els of alkali-plant |
| 2 | ba-la-[a?] | Balaya |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga] | 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s of alkali-plant |
| 4 | {d}iszkur-ba-[ni] | Iškur-bani |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga] | 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s of alkali-plant |
| 6 | szu-{d}er3-ra | Šū-Erra, |
| 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 | kal-la-mu | Kallamu, |
| 9 | 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, |
| 10 | lu2-giri17-zal | Lu-girizal |
| 11 | 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, |
| 12 | a-hu-a | Ahua |
| 13 | 2(ban2) kasz 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2) 1(disz) dabin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 | 2 ban2 beer, 1 jug common wort, 3 ban2 1 dabin 1/2 sila3 oil, |
| 14 | wa-wa-ti | |
| 15 | szunigin 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2) | Total: 1 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 beer; total: 1 jug of common wort, 3 ban2 |
| 16 | szunigin 4(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) dabin | total: 4 sila3 bread; total: 1 bānu |
| 17 | szunigin [1(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz)] gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 naga 2(disz) sila3 i3 {gesz}gigir | total: 1 sila3 15 shekels onions; total:1 sila 3 15 shek[els oil;] total: 1/2 sila4 alkali-plant; 2 sila2 oil for a chariot |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 3(u)-kam | 30th day. |
| 2 | iti diri | extra month |
| 3 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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