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Nisaba 27, 169 (P304104)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 169 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304104 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 02067 |
| 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 | nu-ur2-zu | your pomegranate |
| 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 | a-da-lal3 | Adalal |
| 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 | szu-esz18-dar | Šū-Ishtar, |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 3 liters bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 8 | ku3-{d}nanna | Ku-Nanna, |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 3 liters bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 10 | ma-asz2 | |
| 11 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga u-bar | 3 sila₃ beer, 3 liters bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 3 liters bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-hu-ni | Ahuni, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga {d}utu-mu | 3 sila3 beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant for Utu-mu |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga szu-u2 | 3 sila₃ beer, 3 liters bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant are his. |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 3 liters bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 5 | ur-{d}nansze | Ur-Nanše |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 3 liters bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 7 | e2-a-szar | Ea-šar |
| 8 | szunigin 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda | total: 3 ban2 9 sila3 beer; total: [3 ban2 3 sila]3 bread |
| 9 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 szum2 | total: 1/2 sila3 3 shekels onions |
| 10 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 1/2 sila3 3 shekels oil; |
| 11 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 2 shekels alkali-plant, |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam | 15th day, |
| 2 | iti dal | month: “Flight, |
| 3 | mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu [ba-du3] | year following: "The Amorite wall was erected." |
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