Nisaba 27, 235 (P304094)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 235 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304094 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 02057 |
| 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 | al-la-mu | Allamu |
| 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 | ur-ab-zu | Ur-abzu |
| 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 | ma-asz2 | |
| 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 | ur-{d}nin-a-zu | Ur-Ninazu |
| 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 | lu2-bala-sa6-ga | Lu-bala-saga, |
| 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 | i-ti-a | Itia |
| 13 | 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; |
| 14 | 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 | lugal-e-DE2 | Lugal-eDE |
| 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 | ka5-szu-um | |
| 4 | 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, |
| 5 | ha-la-sza | her share |
| 6 | 2(disz) dug dida du 2(ban2) 1(barig) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3 1(disz) udu | 2 jugs of common wort, 2 ban2 1 barig of dabin-flour, 1 sila3 oil, 1 sheep, |
| 7 | lu2 kin-gi4-a lu2 gi-na-me | The messengers, the regulars, |
| 8 | szunigin 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) dug dida du 2(ban2) | total: 4 ban2 4 sila3 beer; 2 jugs regular dida-beer; 2 ban2 |
| 9 | szunigin 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda 1(barig) dabin 1(disz) udu | total: 2 ban2 7 sila3 bread, 1 barig dabin flour, 1 sheep |
| 10 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 | total: 1/2 sila3 onions; total: 1 1/2 sila3 oil |
| 11 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 alkali-plant, |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam | 15th day, |
| 2 | iti {d}dumu-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
| 3 | mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 | year: “The Amorite wall was erected. |
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