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Nisaba 27, 177 (P304116)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 177 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304116 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 02079 |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 fine beer, 3 sila2 bread, |
| 2 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 3 | 1(disz) sa szum2 | 1 bundle onions, |
| 4 | ur-{d}suen sukkal KA-us2-sa2-sze3 | Ur-Suen, the vizier of KA-usa |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, 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 | puzur4-esz18-dar gaba-ta | Puzur-Ištar, from the frontier |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 9 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) sa szum2 | 2 shekels oil, 2 shektu alkali-plant, 1 bundle onions, |
| 10 | zu-na-na KA-us2-sa2-sze3 | Zu-nana, to KA-ussa |
| 11 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 12 | 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-{gesz}gigir KA-us2-sa2-sze3 | to Ur-gigir, to KA-usa |
| 3 | szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | total: 5 sila3 fine beer |
| 4 | szunigin 1(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 kasz du | total: 1 ban2 less 1 sila3 regular beer; |
| 5 | szunigin 1(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 ninda | total: 1 ban2 less 1 sila3 bread |
| 6 | szunigin 8(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 8(disz) gin2 naga | total: 8 shekels oil; total: [8 shekel] alkali-plant; |
| 7 | szunigin 4(disz) sa szum2 | total: 4 bundles onions |
| 8 | u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam | 18th day, |
| 9 | iti dal | month: “Flight, |
| 10 | 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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