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Nisaba 34, 0556 (P498381)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0556 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498381 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00606 |
| 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(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 dabin | 1 barig 1 ban2 8 sila3 barley flour, |
| 2 | u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam | 16th day, |
| 3 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 dabin | 1 barig 1 ban2 8 sila3 barley flour, |
| 4 | u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam | 17th day, |
| 5 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin | 1 ban2 5 sila3 barley flour, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ARAD2-hu-la | ARADḫula |
| 2 | ki {d}szara2-kam-ta | from Šarakam |
| 3 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 4 | iti pa4-u2-e | month: “Pa’ue, |
| 5 | 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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