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Nisaba 34, 0314 (P498124)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0314 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498124 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00356 |
| 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 | 6(disz) gurusz# [u4 n-sze3] | 6 male laborers for n days |
| 2 | du6-ku3-sig17#-[ta] | from the Holy Mound |
| 3 | e2-te-[na]-sze3 | to the Etena temple |
| 4 | ma2 sze [e2-nig2]-il2# ib2-gid2 | barge with barley of the grain store carried |
| 5 | 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(u) 6(disz)-sze3 | 6 male laborers for 16 days |
| 6 | a-pi4-sal4{ki}-ta | from Apisal |
| 7 | kar lugal-sze3 | to the royal quay |
| 8 | ma2 sze e2-nig2-il2 ib2-gid2 | barge with barley for the ŋešu-house carried; |
| 9 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 2nd time |
| 10 | 6(disz) gurusz u4 2(u)-sze3 | 6 male laborers for 20 days |
| 11 | i7 lugal-ta | from the King's Canal |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e2-te-na-sze3 | to the Etena temple |
| 2 | ma2 sze e2-nig2-il2 ib2-gid2 a-ra2 3(disz)-kam | barge with barley of the ŋešu-house carried, 3rd time; |
| 3 | 6(disz) gurusz# u4 1(u) 7(disz)-sze3 | 6 male laborers for 17 days |
| 4 | e2-nig2#-il2#-ta | from the E-nig-il |
| 5 | e2-te-na-sze3 | to the Etena temple |
| 6 | ma2 u4?-gal e2-nig2-il2 ib2-gid2 | barge of the “day-of-the-day"(?) of the E-nig-il, punted; |
| 7 | 6(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3 ma2# bala#-ak | 6 male laborers for 2 workdays, barge bala-ak |
| 8 | 6(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3 ma2# [...] tum3-du-sze3 | 6 male laborers for 2 workdays, barge ... to bring |
| 9 | ki# ur-{d}EN-[...] | from Ur-Bēl- |
| 10 | giri3 lugal-[...] | via Lugal- |
| 11 | mu ur-[...] | year: “Ur- |
| 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. |
Sources & licences
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