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Nisaba 27, 198 (P304137)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 198 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304137 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 02100 |
| 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 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s of alkali-plant |
| 2 | im#-ti-dam | he smote. |
| 3 | [5(disz)] sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s of alkali-plant |
| 4 | ad#-da | father |
| 5 | [5(disz)] sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s of alkali-plant |
| 6 | ur#-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e |
| 7 | [5(disz)] sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s of alkali-plant |
| 8 | a#-hu-ni | Ahuni |
| 9 | [5(disz)] sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s of alkali-plant |
| 10 | ur#-{d}da-mu | Ur-Damu |
| 11 | [5(disz) sila3 kasz] 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 12 | lu2-bala#-sa6-ga | Lu-bala-saga |
| 13 | [5(disz) sila3 kasz] 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 [i3 2(disz)] gin2# naga hu-ba | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant for the libation |
| 14 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ba-la-la | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 2 | ARAD2-{d}nanna | Warad-Nanna |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 4 | ur-{d}nansze | Ur-Nanše |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 6 | ma-asz2 | |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 8 | {d}nanna-ki-ag2 | Nanna-kiag, |
| 9 | 2(ban2) kasz 1(disz) dug dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 2(disz) dug dida du 2(ban2) | 2 ban2 beer, 1 pot fine dida-beer, 1 ban2 5 sila3 2 pots common dida beer, 2 ban2, |
| 10 | 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga 1(barig) 5(ban2) dabin 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3 i3 | 1 ban2 fine flour, 1 barig 5 ban2 dabin-flour, 1 sheep, 1 sila3 oil, |
| 11 | e-su-na-bi-ir | Esunabir |
| 12 | szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) dug dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 2(disz) dug dida du 2(ban2) | total: 1 barig 1 ban2 beer; 1 jug fine dida-beer; 1 ban2, 5 sila3; 2 pots common dida beer; 2 ban2 |
| 13 | szunigin 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga 1(barig) 5(ban2) dabin 1(disz) udu | total: 3 ban2 1 sila3 bread; 1 ban2 fine flour; 1 barig 5 ban2 dabin flour; and 1 sheep; |
| 14 | [szunigin 1(disz)] 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3 1(disz) sila3 szum2 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1 1/2 sila 3 6 shekels oil, 1 sila3 onions, 1/3 sila4 alkali-plant |
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