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Nisaba 34, 0280 (P498372)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0280 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498372 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00321 |
| 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) 8(disz) sila3 kasz# [saga] | 1 ban2 8 sila3 fine beer |
| 2 | 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz du# | 2 ban2 7 sila3 regular beer |
| 3 | sa2-du11 u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam | regular offerings, 23rd day; |
| 4 | 1(ban2) kasz# saga | 1 ban2 fine beer |
| 5 | 4(ban2) kasz# du | 4 ban2 regular beer |
| 6 | ur-[...]-x | Ur- |
| 7 | 8(disz) sila3# kasz saga | 8 sila3 fine beer |
| 8 | 2(ban2) kasz du | 2 ban2 regular beer, |
| 9 | lugal-he2-gal2 | Lugal-hegal |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 1 ban2 7 1/2 sila3 fine beer, |
| 2 | 2(ban2) kasz du | 2 ban2 regular beer, |
| 3 | sa2-du11 u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam | regular offerings, 24th day; |
| 4 | 1(disz) dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | 1 common wort, 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 5 | a-kal-la ra2-gaba | Akalla, the courier |
| 6 | ki a-al-li2-ta | from Alli |
| 7 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 8 | iti sze-kar-ra#-[gal2-la] | month: “Barley at the granary,' |
| 9 | mu us2-[sa si-ma-num2{ki}] ba-hul# | year after: “Simanum was destroyed. |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [{d}szu-{d}suen] | Šu-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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