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Nisaba 34, 0544 (P498380)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0544 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498380 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00593 |
| 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 | 2(ban2)# 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 2 ban2 7 sila3 fine beer |
| 2 | 4(ban2)# 7(disz) sila3 kasz du sa2-du11 | 4 ban2 7 sila3 regular beer, regular offering |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 5 sila3 fine beer |
| 4 | 2(ban2) kasz du nam-ha-ni | 2 ban2 of regular quality beer for Namḫani |
| 5 | u4 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam | the 9th day, |
| 6 | 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 2 ban2 1 sila3 fine beer, |
| 7 | 4(ban2) kasz du | 4 ban2 regular beer, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u)-kam | 10th day. |
| 2 | ki a-al-li2-ta | from Alli |
| 3 | kiszib3 ensi2 | under seal of the governor |
| 4 | iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la | month: “Barley at the granary,’ |
| 5 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal | year following: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
| 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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