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Nisaba 34, 0098 (P498358)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0098 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498358 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00106 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 1 ban2 8 sila3 fine beer, |
| 2 | 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du | 5 ban2 5 sila3 regular beer, |
| 3 | u4 6(disz)-kam | the 6th day |
| 4 | 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 1 ban2 3 sila3 fine beer, |
| 5 | 3(ban2) kasz du | 3 ban2 regular beer, |
| 6 | u4 7(disz)-kam | 7th day, |
| 7 | 1(disz) dida du 1(ban2)# 5(disz)# sila3# | 1 common wort, 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) dida# du [1(ban2) 3(disz)] 2(disz)# sila3 | 1 sourdough dida, 1 ban2 3 2 sila3 |
| 2 | aga3-[us2 ma2] gid2-da | soldier, barge punted |
| 3 | ki a-al-li2-ta | from Alli |
| 4 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 5 | iti min3-esz3 | month: “Mineš,’ |
| 6 | mu us2-sa si-ma-num2 ki ba-hul | year following: "Simanum was destroyed." |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [{d}]szu#-{d}suen | Šū-Suen |
| 2 | lugal kal-ga | mighty king |
| 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 | a-[a-kal-la] | Ayakalla |
| 2 | ensi2# | governor |
| 3 | umma{ki} | of Umma |
| 4 | 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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