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Nisaba 32, 088 (P323809)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 32, 088 |
|---|---|
| ID | P323809 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 49-12-054 |
| Collection | Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 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 | 1(asz) sze gur {d}szara2-kam lu2 lukur-gal# | 1 gur of barley for Šarakam, the man of the chief nadītu |
| 2 | 1(asz) sze gur ur-an-ni szesz nig2-ba-saga | 1 gur of barley (for) Ur-anni, brother of Nigbasaga |
| 3 | 1(asz) sze gur a2-nin-ga2-ta | 1 gur barley from A’aninga |
| 4 | 1(asz) sze gur lugal-nig2-saga | 1 gur of barley (for) Lugal-nigsaga |
| 5 | 1(asz) sze gur giri3-ni-i3-sa6 dumu du-du | 1 gur of barley: Girini-isa, son of Dudu; |
| 6 | [n] sze ba-saga | n barley(s), disbursed |
| 7 | [n] sze ur-{d}nin-mug-ga dumu NI-na | n barley for Ur-Ninmuga, son of NI-na |
| 8 | 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur# lu2-dingir-ra | 2 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 4 sila3 for Lu-dingira |
| 9 | 1(disz) gin2 ku3 lu2-{d}suen [dumu] lu2-bala#-[saga?] | 1 shekel silver: Lu-Suen, son of Lu-bala-saga |
| 10 | 6(disz) gin2 {d}szara2-kam dumu du-u2-du# | 6 shekels for Šarakam, son of Du'udu |
| 11 | 1/2(disz) gin2 lugal-ku3-zu lu2-tir | 1/2 shekel: Lugal-kuzu, the thief; |
| 12 | [n] gur# ku3-saga | n gur, fine quality |
| 13 | [...] szesz-a-ni dumu IGI-[...] | ... his brother, son of ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [a]-ra2 2(disz)-[kam] | 2nd time |
| 2' | 2(disz) gin2 ur-esz3-bar-[ra] | 2 shekels: Ur-eshbara |
| 3' | 1(u) 2(asz) gur {d}ir3-<ra>-ba-ni | 12 gur, Irra-bani |
| 4' | 1(disz) gin2 ur-lugal# | 1 shekel: Ur-lugal |
| 5' | 3(barig) sze al ak# | 3 barig barley rations |
| 6' | [nu]-ur2#-mar-tu szitim | Nūr-Martu, the builder |
| 7' | [n] gur# a-du-du dumu ur-x-x | n gur, Adudu, son of Ur- |
| 8' | [...] ur-nigar{gar} | ... Ur-nigar |
| 9' | [...] nu-ur2-esz18-dar | ... nūr-ištar |
| 10' | sze {a}az | barley rations |
| 11' | 5(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur ur-{d}nin-gal | 5 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 Ur-Ningal |
| 12' | 3(disz) gin2 ur-{d}nin-gal | 3 shekels: Ur-Ningal; |
| 13' | 2(barig) sze lu2-{d}szara2 u3 a-a-kal-la | 2 barig of barley for Lu-Šara and Ayakalla, |
| 14' | 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3 ARAD2-mu | 1/3 shekel silver: ARADmu; |
| 15' | 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur geme2-{d}li9-si4 | 1 gur 1 barig 3 ban2, Geme-Lisi, |
| 16' | 1(asz) gu2 szu-sar mangaga lu2-[...] | 1 talent of mangaga-flour for Lu- |
| 17' | szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 | total: 83 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 6 sila3 |
| 18' | szunigin 1/3(disz) ma-na 9(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3 | total: 1/3 mana 9 2/3 shekels silver; |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] 5(disz)-am3 [...] giri3 lu2-nin-ga2 | ... 5 ... via Lu-ninga |
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