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Nisaba 34, 0092 (P506492)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0092 |
|---|---|
| ID | P506492 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00100 |
| 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)
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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 2(u)# 2(disz) udu e2 udu niga-sze3 | 22 sheep for the house of grain-fed sheep |
| 2 | 2(disz) udu sila4 kin-gi4-a | 2 sheep, lambs, kingi’a, |
| 3 | mu bala-a-sze3 | for the bala year; |
| 4 | 1(u) 8(disz) u8 | 18 ewes, |
| 5 | 1(u) 1(disz) udu | 11 sheep, |
| 6 | szu-gid2 | šugid |
| 7 | ki lu2-giri17-zal na-gada-ta | from Lu-girizal the fattener |
| 8 | 2(u) udu e2 udu niga-sze3 | 20 sheep for the house of grain-fed sheep, |
| 9 | 2(disz) udu sila4 kin-gi4-a | 2 sheep, lambs, kingi’a, |
| 10 | mu bala-a-sze3 | for the bala year; |
| 11 | 1(u) 1(disz) u8 | 11 ewes, |
| 12 | 4(disz) udu | 4 sheep, |
| 13 | szu-gid2 | šugid |
| 14 | ki a-a-kal-la-ta | from Ayakalla |
| 15 | 2(u) udu e2 udu niga-sze3 | 20 sheep for the house of grain-fed sheep, |
| 16 | 1(u) 8(disz) u8 | 18 ewes, |
| 17 | 2(u) 1(disz) udu | 21 sheep, |
| 18 | szu-gid2 | šugid |
| 19 | ki im-ti-dam-ta# | from Imtidam |
| 20 | 2(u) 1(disz) udu e2 udu niga-sze3 | 21 sheep for the house of grain-fed sheep, |
| 21 | 2(disz) udu sila4 kin-gi4-a | 2 sheep, lambs, kingi’a, |
| 22 | mu bala-a-sze3 | for the bala year; |
| 23 | 3(disz) u8 | 3 ewes, |
| 24 | 3(disz) udu | 3 sheep, |
| 25 | szu-gid2 | šugid |
| 26 | ki ur-{d}nansze-ta | from Ur-Nanše |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) [n] udu e2 udu niga-sze3 | n sheep for the house of grain-fed sheep |
| 2 | 2(disz)# n#? udu sila4 kin-gi4-a | 2 n sheep, lambs, envoys |
| 3 | mu bala-a-sze3 | for the bala year; |
| 4 | 2(disz) u8 | 2 ewes, |
| 5 | 8(disz) udu | 8 sheep, |
| 6 | szu-gid2 | šugid |
| 7 | ki lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta | from Lu-Enlila |
| 8 | 1(u) 3(disz) udu e2 udu niga-sze3 | 13 sheep for the house of grain-fed sheep, |
| 9 | 2(disz) udu sila4 kin-gi4-a | 2 sheep, lambs, kingi’a, |
| 10 | mu bala-a-sze3 | for the bala year; |
| 11 | 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) [u8] | 9 ewes |
| 12 | 3(disz) [udu] | 3 sheep |
| 13 | szu-gid2 | šugid |
| 14 | ki lu2-{d}inanna-ta | from Lu-Inanna |
| 15 | 1(u) 1(disz) udu e2 udu niga#-sze3# | 11 sheep for the house of grain-fed sheep |
| 16 | 2(disz) udu sila4 kin#-gi4-a# | 2 sheep, lambs of Kingia |
| 17 | mu bala#-a-sze3 | for the bala year |
| 18 | 3(u) 3(disz) u8 | 33 ewes, |
| 19 | 1(u) 7(disz) udu | 17 sheep, |
| 20 | szu-gid2 | šugid |
| 21 | ki# ur#-{d#}dumu#-zi-da#-ta | from Ur-Dumuzida |
| 22 | 1(u) 3(disz)# udu e2# udu niga-sze3 | 13 sheep for the house of grain-fed sheep |
| 23 | 4(disz) udu# sila4# kin#-gi4-a | 4 sheep, lambs, envoys |
| 24 | mu bala-a-sze3 | for the bala year; |
| 25 | 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) u8 | 9 ewes, |
| 26 | 4(disz) udu | 4 sheep, |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | szu-[gid2] | šugid |
| 2 | ki [...-ta] | from ... |
| 3 | 1(u) 1(disz) [n ... udu e2 udu niga-sze3] | 11 sheep for the house of grain-fed sheep |
| 4 | 2(disz) udu# [sila4 kin-gi4-a] | 2 lambs, dispatched |
| 5 | mu [bala-a-sze3] | for the bala year |
| 6 | 1(u) [x u8] | 10+ ewes |
| 7 | 2(disz) [n udu] | 2 n sheep |
| 8 | szu-[gid2] | šugid |
| 9 | ki [...-ta] | from ... |
| 10 | 1(u) [n udu e2 udu niga-sze3] | n sheep for the house of grain-fed sheep |
| 11 | [n udu sila4 kin-gi4-a] | n sheep, lambs, messengers |
| 12 | [mu bala-a-sze3] | until the year he ruled |
| 13 | [n u8] | n ewes |
| 14 | [n udu] | n sheep |
| 15 | szu#-[gid2] | šugid |
| 16 | ki ur#?-[...-ta] | from Ur- |
| 17 | 1(u) 4(disz) [n udu e2 udu niga-sze3] | 14 n sheep for the house of grain-fed sheep |
| 18 | 2(disz) udu# [sila4 kin-gi4-a] | 2 lambs, dispatched |
| 19 | mu bala#-[a-sze3] | for the term of bala |
| 20 | 1(u) [u8] | 10 ewes |
| 21 | 7(disz) [udu] | 7 sheep |
| 22 | szu-[gid2] | šugid |
| 23 | ki da#-ga#?-[ta] | from Daga |
| 24 | 7(disz) udu e2 udu# [niga-sze3] | 7 sheep for the house of grain-fed sheep |
| 25 | 2(disz) udu sila4 kin#-[gi4-a] | 2 sheep, lambs of Kingia |
| 26 | mu bala-a-[sze3] | for the term of bala |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 6(disz) {munus#}asz2-gar3 | 6 female kids |
| 2 | 1(disz) [x?] | 1: ...; |
| 3 | szu-gid2# | long-tablets |
| 4 | ki lu2-{d#}[dumu]-zi-da#-[ta] | from Lu-Dumuzida |
| 5 | 1(u) 1(disz) udu e2# [udu niga-sze3] | 11 sheep for the house of grain-fed sheep |
| 6 | 2(disz) udu sila4 kin#-[gi4-a] | 2 sheep, lambs of Kingia |
| 7 | mu bala-a#-[sze3] | for the bala year |
| 8 | 4(disz) [x] | 4 ... |
| 9 | 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) [kir11] | 9 female lambs |
| 10 | szu-gid2# | long-tablets |
| 11 | ki i-bi2#-[...-ta] | from Ibi- |
| 12 | 5(disz) udu e2# [udu niga-sze3] | 5 sheep for the house of grain-fed sheep |
| 13 | 2(disz) udu sila4 [kin-gi4-a] | 2 sheep, lambs of Kingia |
| 14 | mu bala#-[a-sze3] | for the term of bala |
| 15 | 4(disz) u8 x [...] | 4 ewes |
| 16 | ki nam-[...-ta] | from Nam- |
| 17 | sipa-e#-[ne] | the shepherds |
| 18 | 1(u) 3(disz) [...] | 13 ... |
| 19 | mu# bala#-[a-sze3] | for the term of bala |
| 20 | 2(disz) [...] | 2 ..., |
| 21 | 6(disz)# [...] | 6 ... |
| 22 | 7(disz) [...] | 7 ... |
| 23 | szu-[gid2] | šugid |
| 24 | ki [...-ta] | from ... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 7(disz) ud5 | 7 nanny goats |
| 2 | 1(disz) masz2-nita2 | 1 male kid, |
| 3 | szu-gid2 | šugid |
| 4 | ki e2-a-ra-bi2-ta | from Ea-rabi |
| 5 | 7(disz) ud5 | 7 nanny goats |
| 6 | szu-gid2 | šugid |
| 7 | ki um-ma-ki-ta | from Ummaki |
| 8 | 2(disz) masz2-nita2 | 2 male goats, |
| 9 | mu bala-a-sze3 | for the bala year; |
| 10 | 8(disz) ud5 | 8 goats, |
| 11 | 3(disz) masz2-nita2 | 3 male goats, |
| 12 | szu-gid2 | šugid |
| 13 | ki i-din-e2-a-ta | from Iddin-Ea |
| 14 | sipa ud5-me | the shepherds of the goats |
| 15 | szunigin 3(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) udu | total: 188 sheep |
| 16 | e2-udu niga-sze3 | for the grain-fed sheep house |
| 17 | szunigin 2(u) 8(disz) udu sila4# kin#-gi4-a | total: 28 sheep and lambs, envoys |
| 18 | szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) masz2#-nita2# | total: 15 male kids |
| 19 | mu bala#-a-sze3 | for the bala year |
| 20 | szunigin 1(gesz2) [n] 2(u) u8 | total: n + 20 ewes |
| 21 | szunigin 1(u) [la2 1(disz@t)] kir11 | total: 9 female lambs |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | szunigin# 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) udu | total: 96 sheep |
| 2 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) ud5 | total: 122 nanny goats, |
| 3 | szunigin 6(disz) {munus}asz2!-gar3 | total: 6 female kids |
| 4 | szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) masz2-nita2 | total: 11 male kids |
| 5 | szu-gid2 | šugid |
| 6 | 1(gesz'u) 5(u) 6(disz) | (total:) 96. |
| 7 | ki sipa-e-ne-ta | from the shepherds |
| 8 | ma-da iri-sa12-rig7{ki} | the land of Irisagrig |
| 9 | ugula ur-nigar{+gar} szusz3 | foreman: Ur-nigar, cattle manager; |
| 10 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 11 | du11-ga i3-dab5 | Duga accepted; |
| 12 | iti masz-da3-gu7-ta | from month "Gazelle feast"; |
| 13 | iti diri sze-sag11-ku5-sze3 | to the extra month “Harvest,’ |
| 14 | iti 1(u) 3(disz)-kam | 13th month, |
| 15 | sza3-ba iti diri# 1(disz)-am3 i3-gal2 | therein, 1 extra month, are here; |
| 16 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal | year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
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