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Nisaba 34, 0541 (P498121)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0541 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498121 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00590 |
| 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 | 2(disz) {gi#}[ma2?]-gur8 tur | 2 small reed boats |
| 2 | 1(disz) {gi}gur pisan hal-an | 1 gur, basket of halan; |
| 3 | ki#!-la2!-bi 1/2(disz) sar | its weight: 1/2 (volume-)sar |
| 4 | e2 tum-malx(TUR3){ki}-ka ba-a-dul9 | The temple of Tummal was covered. |
| 5 | 2(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3 | 2 male laborers for 2 days |
| 6 | lu2#-{d}nin-e2-gal igi-du8 | Lu-Ninegal, gatekeeper |
| 7 | 3(u) {gi}kaskal 1(barig)-ta | 30 road reeds, 1 barig each |
| 8 | [...] 1/2(disz) sa gi | ... 1/2 bundle reed |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu2-dingir-ra | Lu-dingira |
| 2 | 2(u) 6(disz) {gi}kaskal 1(barig)-ta | 26 road reeds, 1 barig each |
| 3 | gurumx(|IGI.ERIM|) a-bu-ni | inspection of Abūni, |
| 4 | a-ra2 3(disz)-kam | 3 times |
| 5 | ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta | from Ur-Šulpae |
| 6 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 7 | mu ku3 gu-za {d}[...] ba-dim2 | year: “The silver of the throne of ... was fashioned. |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}szul-gi | Šulgi |
| 2 | nita kal-ga | the strong man |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | king of Ur |
| 4 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | king of the four quarters |
| seal 1 col 2 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}li9-si4 | Ur-Lisi, |
| 2 | ensi2 | governor |
| 3 | umma{ki} | of Umma |
| 4 | ARAD2-zu | your servant. |
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