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Nisaba 34, 0129 (P498362)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0129 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498362 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00140 |
| 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(ban2) zi3 sig15 | 1 ban2 fine flour |
| 2 | 2(ban2) dabin | 2 ban2 of dabin flour, |
| 3 | 1(ban2) esza | 1 ban2 eša-flour, |
| 4 | 3(disz)# sila3 zu2-lum | 3 sila3 dates |
| 5 | {d}inanna zabala3#{ki}-sze3 | To Inanna of Zabalam |
| 6 | 8(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 | 8 sila3 fine flour |
| 7 | 1(ban2)#? [zi3]-gu# | 1 ban2 of emmer |
| 8 | [...] zu2#-lum | ... dates |
| 9 | [...] esza# | ... esha-plant |
| 10 | [... zi3]-dub#-dub | ... heaped up flour |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {d}en#-lil2-la2-sze3 | to Enlil |
| 2 | [...] sila3 zi3 sig15 | ... sila₃ fine flour |
| 3 | 2(disz)# sila3 zu2-lum | 2 sila3 dates |
| 4 | 5(disz)# sila3 zi3-gu | 5 sila3 of coarse flour |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 esza | 3 sila3 esha-flour, |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 zi3-dub-dub | 3 sila3 dubdub flour, |
| 7 | {d}nin-hur-sag-ka-sze3 | to Ninḫursaga |
| 8 | 1(ban2) esza 1(ban2) zi3-dub-dub | 1 ban2 eša-flour, 1 ban2, sifted flour, |
| 9 | {d}ha-ia3-sze3 | to Haya, |
| 10 | iti e2-iti-6(disz) | month: "House-month-6," |
| 11 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
| 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
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