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Nisaba 27, 171 (P304106)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 171 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304106 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 02069 |
| 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 | 3(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda | 3 ban2 beer, 2 ban2 bread |
| 2 | 1/3(disz)# sila3 i3 1/3(disz) sila3 naga | 1/3 sila₃ oil, 1/3 sil‸3 alkali-plant |
| 3 | 1(u) sa szum2 | 10 bundles onions |
| 4 | ur-{gesz}gigir u3 lugal-ba-zi-ga | Ur-gigir and Lugal-badiga |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 fine beer, 3 sila2 bread, |
| 6 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) sa szum2 | 2 shekels oil, 2 shektu alkali-plant, 1 bundle onions, |
| 7 | lu2-{d}szara2 sukkal KA-us2-sa2 | Lu-Šara, the messenger of KA-usa |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 9 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sa szum2 | 1 bundle onions, |
| 2 | ur-kun gaba-ta | Urkun from the frontier |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 2 shekels oil, |
| 4 | 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) sa szum2 | 2 shekels alkali-plant, 1 bundle onions, |
| 5 | {d}suen-dingir-szu KA-us2-sa2 | Sîn-dingiršu, KA-usa, |
| 6 | szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz du | total: 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 3 ban2 6 sila3, regular beer; |
| 7 | szunigin 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1/3(disz) 6(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 2 ban2 7 sila3 bread; total: 1/3disz 6 shekels oil; |
| 8 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 6 shekels alkali-plant, |
| 9 | szunigin 1(u) 3(disz) sa szum2 | total: 13 bundles onions; |
| 10 | u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam | the 29th day, |
| 11 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 12 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3 | year following: “Šu-Suen, the king, the Amorite wall erected. |
Sources & licences
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