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Nisaba 34, 0682 (P469470)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0682 |
|---|---|
| ID | P469470 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00760 |
| Collection | J. Rosen Collection, 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 | [n] 2(u) gurusz# u4 1(disz)-sze3 {u2}kiszi17 2(u) sar-ta | n 20 workdays, male laborers, dates at 20 sar (per day) |
| 2 | 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz gi ku5-ta 1(u) sar-ta | 45 male laborers, reed cut at 10 sar (per day), |
| 3 | 3(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 37 workdays, male laborers |
| 4 | ab-sin2-ta lag ri-ri-ga | from the furrows of the wild cows |
| 5 | 3(u) 4(disz) gurusz al 5(disz) sar-ta | 34 male laborers, hoed at 5 sar (per day), |
| 6 | a-sza3-ge kin-ak | work on the field |
| 7 | 2(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 al 5(disz) sar-ta | 120 workdays, male laborers, hoed at 5 sar (per day), |
| 8 | ka-gi-ka | of Kagika |
| 9 | iti e2-iti-6(disz) | month: "House-month-6," |
| 10 | iti {d}li9-si4 | month: “Lisi,’ |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 sze 6(disz)# sila3#-ta | labor of hirelings: 6 sila3 barley each |
| 2 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz sza3-gu4 u4 1(u)-sze3# | 190 male laborers, oxen-drivers for 10 days |
| 3 | iti {d}dumu-zi-ta!(GU4) | month: “Dumuzi, |
| 4 | a-sza3-ge a du11-ga | field watered, |
| 5 | a-sza3 amar-{gesz}kiszi17 | field Amar-kiši |
| 6 | ugula lugal-ukken-ne2 | foreman: Lugal-ukkene; |
| 7 | kiszib3 da-a-gi sza-ra-ab-du | under seal of Da’agi, šarabdu |
| 9 | [mu ki-masz{ki}] ba#-hul | year: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | da-a-gi | Da’agi, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | ($ blank space $) | (total:) |
Sources & licences
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