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Nisaba 27, 228 (P304074)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 228 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304074 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 02037 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda zi3 sig15 a-gu-a | 5 sila3 fine beer, 3 sila3, bread made with fine flour, |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda lu2-da-ga#? | 5 sila3 fine beer, 3 sila3, bread of Lu-daga |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda szu!(GAL)-lu-lu | 5 sila3 fine beer, 3 sila3, šululu bread, |
| 4 | [5(disz) sila3] kasz# 3(disz) sila3 ninda ma-szu-um | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 bread for Mašum |
| 5 | [5(disz) sila3] kasz# 3(disz) sila3 ninda lu2-eb-gal | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread of Lu-ebgal |
| 6 | [5(disz) sila3 kasz] 3(disz) sila3 ninda a-hu-um | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 bread for Aḫum |
| 7 | [5(disz) sila3] kasz# 3(disz) sila3 ninda a-bi2-du10 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread for Abidu |
| 8 | sukkal-me | our vizier |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda zi3 sig15 kur-sza-num2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread made with fine flour of Kuršanum |
| 10 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda lu2-{d}utu | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread for Lu-Utu, |
| 11 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda DU-a-a | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, DU-aya bread, |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda zi3 sig15 lu2-dingir-ra | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread made with fine flour for Lu-dingira, |
| 13 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda ma-ma-a | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, ma-ma-ya |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [3(disz)] sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda a-hu-ni | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread for Ahuni |
| 2 | lu2 kas4-me | the runners |
| 3 | 5(disz) gin2# szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga-ta# | 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel of oil, 2 shekelles alkali-plant each |
| 4 | szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | total: 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine beer |
| 5 | szunigin 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du | total: 3 ban2 8 sila3 regular beer; |
| 6 | szunigin 5(disz) sila3# ninda zi3 sig15 | total: 5 sila3 bread made with fine flour |
| 7 | szunigin 2(ban2)# 8(disz) sila3# ninda du | total: 2 ban2 8 sila3 regular-quality bread |
| 8 | szunigin 1(disz) sila3 5(disz)# sila3 szum2 | total: 1 sila 3 5 sila3 onions |
| 9 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 9(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 1/2 sila3 9 shekels oil; |
| 10 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 6 shekels alkali-plant, |
| 11 | u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam | 26th day, |
| 12 | iti sig4-{gesz}szub-i3-ba-gar | month: “Bricks cast in moulds,’ |
| 13 | mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3 | year: “The house of Šara was erected. |
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