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Nisaba 27, 163 (P304091)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 163 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304091 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 02054 |
| 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 | ar-szi-ah | Arši-aḫ |
| 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 | lugal-he2-gal2 | Lugal-hegal |
| 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 | al-la-mu | Allamu |
| 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 | ze2-e-ze2 | sweet, sweet |
| 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 | nu-ur2-esz18-dar | Nur-Ištar |
| 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 | na-lu5 | Nalu |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant: Lu-Baba; |
| 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 | szu-ku8-ub | fisherman |
| 3 | 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 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 4 | sza3-ku3#-ge | of Šakuge |
| 5 | 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, |
| 6 | a-kal-la | Akalla |
| 7 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2) 5(ban2) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1 ban2 beer, 1 jug of common wort, 3 ban2 5 ban2 flour, 1 sila3 sesame oil, |
| 8 | bu3-u2-sza-am3 | it is a būša. |
| 9 | szunigin 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2) | total: 5 ban2 4 sila3 beer, 1 jug common dida-beer, 3 ban2 |
| 10 | szunigin 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 5(ban2) dabin | total: 2 ban2 7 sila3 bread; total: 5 ban2 flour; |
| 11 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | total: 1/2 sila3 onions; total: 1 1/2 sila3 sesame oil |
| 12 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 alkali-plant, |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam | 23rd day, |
| 2 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 3 | mu us2-sa si-ma-num2 ba-hul | year following: "Simanum was destroyed." |
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