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Nisaba 34, 0540 (P469874)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0540 |
|---|---|
| ID | P469874 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00589 |
| 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 | 3(u) 1(disz) {gi}murux(|KID.SZU2.MA2|) | 31 sceptres |
| 2 | 2(disz) {gi}kid ka esir2 | 2 reed mats for sealing the mouth, |
| 3 | ki-la2-bi 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sar | its weight: 5 2/3 sar; |
| 4 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(disz) sila3 esir2 e2-duru5 <gur> | 1 gur 3 barig 1 sila3 bitumen for the <duru>-house, |
| 5 | 5(disz) {gesz}u3-suh5 | 5 reed-beds |
| 6 | [...] 5(disz) {gesz}mi-ri2-za | ... 5 (pieces of) mīraza wood |
| 7 | [...] {gesz}gab2 gid2-bi 7(disz) kusz3-ta | ... its length is 7 cubits |
| 8 | [... sze?]-bi sza3 bala-a# | ... its barley in the bala |
| 9 | [...] 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | ... 8 male laborers for 1 day |
| 10 | [... ma2] gesz gid2-da kid [...]-bi | ... barge with long beams, its ... |
| 11 | [...] gurusz nagar u4 1(u) 4(disz)-[sze3] | ... laborer, carpenter, for 14 days |
| 12 | [...] gurusz ad-[kup4 u4 n-sze3] | ... young man, builder, for n days |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] gurusz nagar [u4 n]-sze3# | ... young man, carpenter, for n days |
| 2' | [...] ad-<kup4?> ma2 gesz-gid2-da | ..., the boatman of the long boat |
| 3' | [... {d}]isztaran min? | ... Ištaran, second(?) |
| 4' | ki lu2-igi-sa6-sa6-ta | from Lu-igisasa |
| 5' | kiszib3 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6 | under seal of Lugal-ebansa |
| 6' | mu# en {d}nanna masz-e i3#-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna by means of extispicy was chosen. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-e-ba-an-sa6 | Lugal-ebansa |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-{d}isztaran | son of Ur-Ištaran, |
Sources & licences
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