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Nisaba 34, 0090 (P506490)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0090 |
|---|---|
| ID | P506490 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00098 |
| 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 | Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) |
| Coordinates | 32.0591, 45.2922 |
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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz) udu niga | 2 oxen, barley-fed, 4 grain-fed sheep, |
| 2 | 1(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2 | 15 rams, 1 billy goat |
| 3 | na-ra-am-i3-li2 | Naram-ilī |
| 4 | 6(disz) gu4 niga | 6 grain-fed oxen, |
| 5 | 1(u) udu 5(u) masz2 | 10 rams, 50 billy goats |
| 6 | ARAD2-mu | my servant. |
| 7 | 4(disz) gu4 niga 2(u) udu niga | 4 oxen, barley-fed, 20 grain-fed sheep, |
| 8 | 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu 1(disz) masz2 | 19 rams, 1 billy goat |
| 9 | e2-a-i3-li2 | Ea-ilī |
| 10 | 2(disz) gu4 niga 6(disz) udu niga | 2 oxen, barley-fed, 6 grain-fed sheep, |
| 11 | 1(u) 2(disz) udu 2(disz) masz2 | 12 rams, 2 billy goats |
| 12 | lugal-he2-gal2 | Lugal-hegal |
| 13 | 2(disz) gu4 niga 6(disz) udu niga | 2 oxen, barley-fed, 6 grain-fed sheep, |
| 14 | 8(disz) udu 6(disz) masz2 | 8 sheep, 6 billy goats, |
| 15 | ur-{d}nin-gal | Ur-Ningal |
| 16 | 5(disz) gu4 niga 1(u) 5(disz) udu niga | 5 oxen, barley-fed, 15 sheep, grain-fed |
| 17 | 2(u)# 2(disz) udu 1(u) 3(disz) masz2 | 22 rams, 13 billy goats |
| 18 | ensi2# gir2-su{ki} | governor of Girsu |
| 19 | [n gu4 niga] 2(u)# udu# niga | n oxen, grain-fed, 20 sheep, grains-fed |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 6(disz)# gu4 niga 1(u) 8(disz) udu niga# | 6 oxen, barley-fed, 18 sheep, grain-fed |
| 2 | 2(u) 2(disz) udu 2(u) masz2# | 22 rams, 20 billy goats |
| 3 | zabar#-[dab5] | zabardab |
| 4 | [n] 1(disz) gu4 niga [x udu niga] | n 1 ox, grain-fed, x sheep, grains-fed |
| 5 | 2(u) udu 1(disz) [n masz2] | 20 rams, 1+ billy goat |
| 6 | a-a-[...] | Aya- |
| 7 | 3(disz) masz2# [...] | 3 billy goats |
| 8 | 1(u) 7(disz) udu#? [...] | 17 ... sheep |
| 9 | puzur4#?-[...] | Puzur- |
| 10 | 2(disz) gu4 niga [n udu niga] | 2 oxen, barley-fed, n sheep, grain-fed |
| 11 | 1(u) 4(disz) x [...] | 14 ... |
| 12 | ur-{d}nin-[...] | Ur-Nin- |
| 13 | 2(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz) udu# [niga] | 2 oxen, barley-fed, 4 sheep, grain-fed |
| 14 | 1(u) 6(disz) udu# [...] | 16 ... sheep |
| 15 | ARAD2-da-ni | his servant |
| 16 | 2(disz) gu4 niga 6(disz) udu niga | 2 oxen, barley-fed, 6 grain-fed sheep, |
| 17 | 5(disz) udu 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) masz2 | 5 rams, 9 billy goats, |
| 18 | szesz-zi-mu | Šešzimu |
| 19 | 2(disz) gu4 niga 6(disz) udu niga | 2 oxen, barley-fed, 6 grain-fed sheep, |
| 20 | [x] udu 4(disz) masz2 | x sheep, 4 billy goats |
| 21 | [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] ka#? dub#-sar# | ..., the scribe |
| 3 | 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu | 1 grain-fed ox, 9 sheep |
| 4 | 1(disz) masz2 | 1 kid, |
| 5 | du11-ga-zi-da# szusz3# | Dugazida, cattle manager |
| 6 | 1(u) udu 2(disz) [...] | 10 sheep, 2 |
| 7 | da-a#-ti# [...] | (Sum) I am the one who ... battle(?) (Akk) My battle ... |
| 8 | 2(disz) gu4 niga 6(disz)# [udu niga?] | 2 oxen, grain-fed, 6 sheep, grain(?)-fed |
| 9 | 1(u) 3(disz) udu 1(disz) [n ...] | 13 sheep, 1 |
| 10 | ensi2 umma#[{ki}] | governor of Umma |
| 11 | 3(disz) gu4 niga 1(u)# [n] | 3 oxen, grain-fed, 10 n |
| 12 | 8(disz) [...] | 8 ... |
| 13 | [...] | |
| 14 | mu-kux(DU)# a2#-[ki-ti?] | delivery of Akiti |
| 15 | 2(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2# [...] | 2 sheep, 1 billy goat |
| 16 | 1(u) gu4 niga 2(u) 1(disz) [n udu niga?] | 10 oxen, grain-fed, 21 sheep, grain(-fed) |
| 17 | 5(u) 6(disz) udu# 2(u) [x ...] | 56 rams, 20 ... |
| 18 | nig2-mu10-us2-sa2 lu2-[...] | the rites of the man |
| 19 | 2(disz) gukkal [niga] | 2 fat-tailed sheep, grain-fed |
| 20 | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] x-al | ... ... |
| 4 | [2(disz) masz-da3] 1(disz) amar masz-da3 | 2 gazelles, 1 gazelle |
| 5 | e2#-a-i3-li2 | Ea-ili |
| 6 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(disz) gu4 niga | total: 61 grain-fed oxen, |
| 7 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) udu niga | total: 168 grain-fed sheep |
| 8 | szunigin 2(disz) gukkal niga | total: 2 fat-tailed sheep, grain-fed; |
| 9 | szunigin# 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga | total: 1 grain-fed female kid |
| 10 | szunigin# 5(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) udu | total: 154 sheep |
| 11 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) masz2 | total: 166 billy goats, |
| 12 | szunigin 2(disz) masz-da3 1(disz) amar masz-da3 | total: 2 gazelles, 1 gazelle, |
| 13 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 14 | na-sa6 i3-dab5 | Nasa accepted; |
| 15 | iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu | month: “Festival-of-Ninazu,’ |
| 16 | mu us2-sa ki-masz#{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 3(u)-kam | 30th day. |
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