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Nisaba 34, 0171 (P506512)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0171 |
|---|---|
| ID | P506512 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00183 |
| 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' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x a# [x? x?] | ... ... |
| 3' | [n] gurusz# u4 1(u) 6(disz)-sze3 | n male laborers for 16 days |
| 4' | [... ma2 ...]-a gid2-da | ... barge ... long |
| 5' | [...] ma2# su3 gu2-ra | ... barge that is moored(?) on the bank |
| 6' | 1(u)# 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 16 male laborer workdays |
| 7' | ga2-nun du3-a | built-up storehouse |
| 8' | a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | for the first time |
| 9' | giri3 bi2-du11-ga | via Biduga, |
| 10' | 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 2(u)-sze3# | 16 male laborers for 20 days |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma2 la2-a# [...] | The boat that was abandoned ... |
| 2 | ma2 gid2-da [... ma2] su3 gu2-[ra] | A long boat ... a long boat on the bank |
| 3 | a#-ra2# 2(disz@t)-[kam] | 2nd time |
| 4 | [...] gurusz# u4 1(u) 8(disz)-[sze3] | ... male laborers for 18 days |
| 5 | [a-ra2] 3(disz)-kam#? | 3rd time(?) |
| 6 | [...] a-sza3 [...] | ... field |
| 7 | [a]-ra2 [4(disz)-kam?] | 4 times |
| 8 | nibru#{ki}-sze3 ma2# [...] | to Nippur barge |
| 9 | [giri3] lugal#-iti-da# | via Lugal-itida |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...]-si#? | ...-si(?) |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | bi2-[du11-ga] | he had spoken |
| 2 | dub-[sar] | scribe |
| 3 | dumu la-[a]-sa6# | son of La’asa |
Sources & licences
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