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Nisaba 34, 0401 (P498116)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0401 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498116 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00443 |
| 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 | 1(disz) udu niga | 1 sheep, grain-fed, |
| 2 | 2(disz) udu u2 | 2 sheep, grass-fed, |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga | 3 male lambs, hung on their backs, |
| 4 | siskur2 sza3 e2-a | offering in the house |
| 5 | 1(disz) udu niga | 1 sheep, grain-fed, |
| 6 | 1(disz) udu u2 | 1 sheep, grass-fed, |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga | 1 male lamb, suckling, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] ma2-a | ... of the boat |
| 2 | siskur2 lugal | royal offering |
| 3 | {d}gu-la nibru{ki}-sze3 gen-na | Gula, who went to Nippur, |
| 4 | ki ensi2 umma{ki}-ta | from the governor of Umma |
| 5 | kiszib3 ur-ge6-par4 sagi | under seal of Ur-gepar, cupbearer; |
| 6 | iti dal | month: “Flight, |
| 7 | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king.{d} |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}szu-{d}suen | Šū-Suen, |
| 2 | nita? [kal-ga] | mighty man |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | king of Ur |
| seal 1 col 2 | ||
| 1 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | king of the four quarters |
| 2 | [ur-ge6-par4] | Ur-gepar |
| 3 | [ARAD2-zu] | your servant. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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