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Nisaba 34, 0109 (P506501)
Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0109 |
|---|---|
| ID | P506501 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00120 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | [1(disz)?] 1(disz)# udu niga siskur2 {d}nanna igi-du8-a | 1? 1 sheep, barley-fed, siskur-offering to Nanna, inspected |
| 2 | a-tu sagi maszkim | Atu, cupbearer, responsible official; |
| 34 | 2(disz) udu niga {d}inanna unu{ki}-sze3 | 2 sheep, barley-fed, for Inanna of Uruk, |
| 4 | a-hu-ni sagi maszkim | Ahuni, cupbearer, responsible official; |
| 5 | 2(disz) udu niga {d}ga-an-sur-ra | 2 sheep, barley-fed, for Gansurra |
| 6 | da-da sagi maszkim | Dada, cupbearer, responsible official; |
| 7 | 2(disz) gu4 niga | 2 oxen, grain-fed, |
| 8 | 2(disz) udu niga 3(disz) masz2-gal niga | 2 sheep, barley-fed, 3 billy goats, grain-fed |
| 9 | e2#-muhaldim | the kitchen |
| 10 | [mu ...-e]-ne-sze3 | for the years ... |
| 11 | [... udu gu4-e] us2-sa | ... the sheep of the oxen follows |
| 12 | [...]-tum | ...-tum |
| 13 | [...]-{d}da-gan | ...-Dagan |
| 14 | [... a3-um] lu2# ma-ri2#{ki} | ..., father, man of Mari |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz)# udu niga | 1 sheep, grain-fed |
| 2 | da-sal-ib-ri lu2 ur#-szu#{ki} | Asallibri, man of Uršu |
| 3 | giri3 ha-ni sukkal | via Hani, the messenger; |
| 4 | 1(disz) udu niga | 1 sheep, grain-fed, |
| 5 | ma-da-nu-um lu2 eb-la{ki} | Madanum, man of Ebla |
| 6 | giri3 la-qi3-pu-um sukkal | via Laqīpum, the messenger; |
| 7 | 1(disz) udu niga | 1 sheep, grain-fed, |
| 8 | ga-ba-ba lu2 mu-ki-isz{ki} | I want to speak to the man of Kiš. |
| 9 | giri3 kir-pa2-tal sukkal | via Kirpatal, the messenger; |
| 10 | ur-{d}amar-{d}suen-ka maszkim | Ur-Amar-Suenka was enforcer; |
| 11 | iti# u4 2(u) 7(disz) ba-zal | the month, day 27 passed |
| 12 | ki# zu-ba-ga-ta ba-zi | from Zubaga booked out |
| 13 | giri3 ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|) sza-ra-ab-du | via Ur-Gilgamesh, the šarabdu |
| 14 | [iti] ki#-siki-{d}nin-a-zu | month: “ki-siki of Ninazu,’ |
| 15 | [mu en] {d}nanna kar-zi#-da ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna of Karzida was installed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) gu4 1(u) 6(disz) udu | 2 oxen, 16 sheep |
Sources & licences
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