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Nisaba 32, 150 (P325252)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 32, 150 |
|---|---|
| ID | P325252 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 50-12-007 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 4(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) gu2 5(u) 9(disz) ma-na 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 igi 4(disz)-gal2 3(disz) sze siki hi-a | 142 talents 59 minas 18 shekels, 1/4 (shekel) 3 barleycorns of mixed wool, |
| 2 | si-i3-tum | sītum-disease |
| 3 | mu ha-ar-szi ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year: “Ḫarši and Kimash were destroyed. |
| 4 | 4(u) 7(asz) gu2 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2 siki kur-ra | 47 talents 12 1/2 minas 6 shekels of mountain wool |
| 5 | 2(gesz2) 5(u) 9(asz) gu2 2(u) 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 siki-gi | 199 talents 21 minas 14 shekels of reed |
| 6 | 4(asz)# gu2 2(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki# [ge6] | 4 talents 24 2/3 mana black wool |
| 7 | 3(disz)#? ma-na 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 3? minas 4 shekels silver |
| 8 | siki#-bi 2(u) 4(asz) gu2 | its wool: 24 talents |
| 9 | la2-ia3 su-ga sipa-de3-ne | deficit repaid by the shepherds, |
| 10 | ki ur-e11-e-ta | from Ur-e'e; |
| 11 | 1(u) 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra | 11 talents 42 5/6 mana wool of the mountain, |
| 12 | 5(u)# 7(asz)# gu2 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-[na] siki-gi | 57 talents 17 1/2 minas of reed |
| 13 | ki kas4-ta | from Kas; |
| 14 | 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki gir2-gul | 12 talents 45 1/2 minas of girgul wool, |
| 15 | ki lu2-{d}TUG2-NUN-ka-ta | from Lu-Nusku |
| 16 | 3(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na siki szu-nir-ra | 30 less 1 minas of šunirra wool, |
| 17 | ki lugal-a2-zi-da-ta | from Lugal-azida |
| 18 | [n] 1(u) la2 2(disz) ma-na siki szu-nir-<ra> | ... 10 less 2 minas of wool, šunirra quality |
| 19 | [ki] lugal-ku3-zu-ta | from Lugal-kuzu |
| 20 | [...]-ZU | ...-ZU |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 8(asz) gu2 siki | 18 talents of wool |
| 2 | kiszib3 szesz-saga | under seal of Šeš-saga |
| 3 | siki tug2 gu2-na mu ha-ar-szi ki-masz{ki} | wool, garments of Gūna, year: “Ḫarši, Kimasz.’ |
| 4 | nig2-ka9-a ba-an-zi | he raised the account. |
| 5 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam mu {d}amar-{d}suen! lugal-a | for the 2nd time, year: “Amar-Suen is king. |
| 6 | ki-la2 tug2-ga-bi nig2-ka9 ba-an-zi | The weight of its garment was taken out of the account. |
| 7 | szunigin 5(gesz2) 3(u) gu2 5/6(disz) ma-na siki hi-a | total: 390 talents 5/6 mana wool, |
| 8 | hal-la-tum-bi 1(u) gu2 2(u) 7(disz) ma-na 7(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 | its half: 10 talents 27 minas 7 2/3 shekels; |
| 9 | szunigin 5(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) gu2 2(u) 6(disz) ma-na 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 igi 4(disz)-gal2 3(disz) sze siki sumun u3 szu-nir-ra | total: 426 talents 26 minas 18 shekels, 4 1/4 (shekels) 3 barleycorns, old wool and šunirra |
| 10 | hal-la-tum nu-tuku | he has no equal. |
| 11 | szunigin 1(gesz'u) 4(u) 9(asz) gu2 5(u) 6(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze siki hi-a | total: 69 talents 56 minas 15 5/6 shekels 18 barleycorns of mixed wool |
| 12 | sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam | It is a debit. |
| 13 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 14 | 1(u) 3(disz) gu2 siki | 13 talents of wool, |
| 15 | sa2-du11 | regular offerings |
| 16 | 4(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki | 42 mana wool, |
| 17 | sa2-du11-e dah-ha | the regular offerings ... |
| 18 | 2(disz) ma-na siki | 2 mana wool, |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | [szu]-nir gu2-edin-na | the šunir of Gu-edina |
| 2 | [1(disz)] ma-na siki | 1 mina of wool |
| 3 | GUR pa4-u2-e | GUR (means) to plunder. |
| 4 | {d}szara2 umma{ki} | Šara of Umma, |
| 5 | 2(asz) gu2 2(u) 1(disz) ma-na <siki> | 2 talents 21 minas of wool |
| 6 | {d}szara2 a-pi4-sal4{ki} | Šara of Apisal, |
| 7 | 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki | 36 mana wool, |
| 8 | {d}nin-ur4-ra a-pi4-sal4{ki} | For Ninura of Apisal |
| 9 | 2(u) 3(disz) ma-na siki | 23 mana wool, |
| 10 | {d}szara2 anzu2#{muszen}#-[babbar2] | For Šara, the White Thunderbird |
| 11 | 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki | 18 minas of wool |
| 12 | kisal geszba2{ba} e2-sag-kal-la | in the courtyard of the barge of the Esagkala |
| 13 | 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na siki | 14 mana wool, |
| 14 | {d}ib-gal | Ibgal |
| 15 | 8(disz) ma-na siki | 8 mana wool, |
| 16 | {d}szul-gi a-pi4-sal4{ki} | Šulgi of Apisal |
| 17 | 8(disz) ma-na siki | 8 mana wool, |
| 18 | {d}szul-gi anzu2{muszen}-babbar2 | Šulgi, the White Thunderbird |
| 19 | 1(disz) ma-na siki | 1 mana wool, |
| 20 | szu-nir gu2-edin-na a-pi4-sal4{ki} | the emblem of Gu’edena of Apisal, |
| 21 | 4(u) ma-na <siki> {d}inanna zabala3{ki} | 40 minas of wool for Inanna of Zabalam |
| 22 | 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki | 12 mana wool, |
| 23 | e2-ta izi la2-<a> | From the house, the fire is low. |
| 24 | 5(disz) ma-na siki | 5 mana wool, |
| 25 | {d}li9-si4 | Lisi, |
| 26 | 2(disz) [ma-na] siki | 2 minas of wool |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | GUR {d}[dumu-zi]-da [2(disz)-a-bi] | kurru of Dumuzida: 2 (mana wool for) |
| 2 | sa2-du11 [dingir-re-ne] | regular offerings of the gods |
| 3 | 4(u) 6(asz) gu2 5(u) 6(disz) [ma-na siki] | 46 talents 56 minas wool |
| 4 | siki-ba nam-ARAD2 [geme2] lukur u3 bahar3 [ma-da] | wool of the slave-woman of the nadītu-priest and the potter, measured. |
| 5 | lu2-dingir#-ra# [szabra? giri3]-se3-ga lugal# | Lu-dingira, chief of the royal footstool(?) |
| 6 | sza3 umma{ki} | in Umma |
| 7 | 1(u) 9(asz) gu2 2(u)# 6(disz)# ma-na siki | 19 talents 26 mana wool |
| 8 | siki-ba sza3 [a-pi4]-sal4{ki} | wool from Apisal |
| 9 | 2(u) ma-na siki | 20 minas of wool |
| 10 | ad-tab ur-ra | |
| 11 | ki nir-i3-da-gal2 | from Niridagal |
| 12 | 2(asz) gu2 siki | 2 talents of wool, |
| 13 | szu-{d}da-gan | Šū-Dagan |
| 14 | 1(asz) gu2 siki | 1 talent of wool |
| 15 | puzur4!-{d}er3-ra | Puzur-Erra |
| 16 | lu2 ma-ri2{ki} | the man of Mari |
| 17 | e-la-ak-ra-am-szu4 sukkal maszkim | Elakramšu, the minister, responsible official. |
| 18 | 1(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na siki | 1 talent 30 mana wool, |
| 19 | szu-ku6 sa-bar-ra-ke4-[ne] | the fishermen of the net |
| 20 | szu ba-ti# | received |
| 21 | ugula nig2-pa3-[da] | foreman: Nigpada |
| 22 | ki PI-x-[...] | from PI- |
| 23 | giri3 szesz-[... x]-li2-dan ra2-gaba | via Šeš-..., x-li-dan, courier |
| 24 | nig2-ba lugal | royal gift |
| 25 | kiszib3 ensi2-[ka] | under seal of the governor |
| 26 | 1(u) 1(disz) ma-na siki | 11 minas of wool |
| 27 | szu-du7-a gesz x x SI | a šuduŋ tree ... |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [... siki tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2] | ... wool, nig2-lam textile, 3rd grade |
| 2 | [n] gu2 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2 | n talents 6 1/2 mana wool, guz-za textile, 3rd quality |
| 3 | 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki tug2 [nig2]-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2 | 18 minas 10 shekels wool, 4th grade |
| 4 | 4(asz) gu2 2(u) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam-[us2] | 4 talents 20 mana wool, guz-za garment, 4th grade |
| 5 | 4(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na [siki] tug2 [guz-za du] | 4 talents 30 minas of wool, regular guz-za garments |
| 6 | 1(u) 4(asz) gu2 1(u) [n] ma-na [siki] [tug2] usz-bar | 14 talents 10 minas wool, weaver's garment |
| 7 | 3(u) ma-na siki tug2 sag usz-bar | 30 minas of wool, the headdress of the weaver; |
| 8 | 2(asz) gu2 1(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki-gi | 2 talents 11 2/3 mana wool, |
| 9 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na siki szu-pesz5-a | 10 less 1 mina of wool, šupesh-wool, |
| 10 | NE-gu7-bi 1(disz) ma-na | its NE-feast: 1 mana |
| 11 | a-gu3 ur-{d}nin-tu ba-a-gar | The cry of Ur-Nintu was sung |
| 12 | 4(asz) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) ma-[na] siki tug2 guz-[za 3(disz)-kam] us2 | 4 talents 14 mana wool, guz-za textile, 3rd quality, |
| 13 | 5(u) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 50 1/2 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, 3rd quality, |
| 14 | 7(asz) gu2 5(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2 | 7 talents 5 mana wool, guz-za garment of 4th grade, |
| 15 | 1(asz) gu2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 1 talent 2 1/2 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, 3rd quality, |
| 16 | [n] 3(asz) gu2 4(u) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za du# | ... 3 talents 40 mana wool, guz-za-garment made |
| 17 | 3(u) 2/3(disz) ma-na [siki tug2 nig2-lam2 du] | 30 2/3 mana wool, nig2-lam textile, regular quality |
| 18 | 1(asz) gu2 2(u) [n ma-na siki tug2 usz-bar] | 1 talent 20 n mana wool, weaver's textile |
| 19' | 2(u) ma-na [siki tug2 nig2]-lam2 [...] | 20 minas of wool, a nig2lam textile |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] siki tug2 guz-za [...] | ... woolen garments for the throne |
| 3 | [n] gu2 4(u)# 6(disz)# ma-na [siki]-gi | n talents 46 minas of reed |
| 4 | [...] ma-[na siki] ge6 | ... mana black wool |
| 5 | 2(asz) [gu2 ... siki] gir2#-gul | 2 talents of ... wool, girgul |
| 6 | a-gu3 [szesz]-saga ba-a-gar | Agu-Šeš-saga was placed |
| 7 | 3(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki | 32 mana wool, |
| 8 | kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 dumu lu5-lu5-ni | under seal of Ur-Šara, son of Lu-luni |
| 9 | 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki | 36 mana wool, |
| 10 | kiszib3 lu2-sa6#-i3-zu | under seal of Lu-sa-izu |
| 11 | 1(asz) gu2 5(u) ma-na siki | 1 talent 50 mana wool, |
| 12 | kiszib3 lu2-bala-saga | under seal of Lu-bala-saga; |
| 13 | 2(asz) gu2 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki | 2 talents 18 mana wool, |
| 14 | kiszib3 {d}szara2-za-me | under seal of Šara-zame |
| 15 | 1(asz) gu2 2(u) ma-na siki | 1 talent 20 mana wool, |
| 16 | kiszib3 lugal-inim-gi-na | under seal of Lugal-inim-gina |
| 17 | a2# usz-bar | labor of weavers |
| 18 | [...] siki | ... wool |
| 19 | [a-gu3] ur-{d}dumu-[zi-da] dam-gar3 ba-a-gar | Agu, Ur-Dumuzida, the merchant, was placed. |
| 20 | [...]-ga | ... ... |
| 21' | [...] x | |
| 22' | [... ma]-na# siki | ... minas of wool |
| 23' | [...] x x | |
| 24' | [kiszib3 ur]-{d}szara2 dumu lu5-lu5-[ni] | under seal of Ur-Šara, son of Lu-luni |
| 25' | [x] KI [...] | ... ... |
| 26' | [x] DISZ x | ... ... |
| 27' | [kiszib3] {d}szara2-za-me | under seal of Šara-zame |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) gu2 siki [ku3-bi ...] | 1 talent wool, its silver ... |
| 2 | kiszib3 ha-da-[da] | under seal of Hadada |
| 3 | 3(asz) gu2 siki ku3-bi [...] | 3 talents, whose pure wool |
| 4 | kiszib3 ur-{d}suen# | under seal of Ur-Suen |
| 5 | ku3 siki [...] | silver and wool |
| 6 | 5/6(disz) ma-na [n] 1(disz) gin2 ku3 | 5/6 mana ... 1 shekel silver |
| 7 | siki-bi [n] 8(asz) gu2 | its wool: n + 8 talents |
| 8 | giri3# ur-e11-e | via Ur-Ee |
| 9 | [...] x [siki]-bi 3(u) ma-na | ... its wool: 30 minas |
| 10 | [giri3] lu2-kal-la | via Lukalla |
| 11 | [...] ma-na 5(disz) gin2 [igi n]-gal2 1(u) sze ku3-babbar | ... minas 5 shekels ... 10 grains of silver |
| 12 | [siki]-bi 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 4(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na [n] 2(disz) gin2 siki | its wool: 12 talents 46 2/3 minas n 2 shekels |
| 13 | giri3 ur-{d}szara2# | via Ur-Shara |
| 14 | 1(gesz2) 4(disz) tug2 usz-bar | 104 weaver textiles, |
| 15 | 2(u) 4(disz) tug2 usz-bar tur | 24 small weavers, |
| 16 | ki-la2-bi 5(asz) gu2 7(disz) ma-na siki szu-pesz5-a | its weight: 5 talents 7 minas of wool, šupesh-flour; |
| 17 | mu ha-ar-[szi ki-masz{ki} ba-hul] | year: “Ḫarši and Kimash were destroyed. |
| 18' | 3(u) 2(disz) ma-[na ...] siki szu-pesz5#-a | 32 minas of ... wool, trimmed |
| 19' | NE-gu7-bi 1(u) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na [...] | Their NE-flour: 17 2/3 minas |
| 20' | a-gu3 i3-[kal-la] ba-a-[gar] | he poured out a cry. |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | [szunigin ... siki hi?-a?] | total: ... wool |
| 2 | [zi-ga-am3] | booked out |
| 3 | [la2-ia3 n gu2 n ma]-na [n] 6(disz) x gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze siki hi-a | deficit: n talents n minas n 6 ... shekels 18 barleycorns of wool |
| 4 | nig2-ka9-ak siki | accounts of wool |
| 5 | ensi2-ka | of the governor |
| 6 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal | year: “Amar-Suen is king. |
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