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Nisaba 27, 231 (P304082)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 231 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304082 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 02045 |
| 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 | szu-u2-u2 | he is |
| 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 | e-la-ak-ra | to Elak |
| 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 | a-ha-ni-sza | her brother |
| 7 | 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, |
| 8 | hu-hu-ni | Ḫuḫuni, |
| 9 | 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, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | dan-num2 | the mighty |
| 2 | 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, |
| 3 | ur-{d}nansze | Ur-Nanše |
| 4 | 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | 1 jug of common wort, 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 5 | 1(ban2) dabin! | 1 ban2 of dabin flour |
| 6 | e-la-ak-ra | to Elak |
| 7 | szunigin 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz du | total: 2 ban2 4 sila3 regular beer; |
| 8 | szunigin 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | total: 1 jug of common wort, 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 9 | szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(ban2) dabin | total: 1 ban2 5 sila3 bread; total:1 ban2 dabin flour; |
| 10 | szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 18 shekels onions; total: [18 shekel]s oil; |
| 11 | szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga | total: 12 shekels alkali-plant, |
| 12 | u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam | 13th day, |
| 13 | iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-ga2-ra | month: “Bricks cast in moulds,’ |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 | year following: “The Amorite wall was erected. |
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