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Nisaba 34, 0214 (P506530)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0214 |
|---|---|
| ID | P506530 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00232 |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3# kasz# 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2# naga | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sula3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shek[els oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant |
| 2 | s,il2-{d}iszkur | Ṣil-Adad, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3# ninda# 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sula3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shek[els oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant |
| 4 | ba-al#-t,u2-szar-ri# | Balṭušarri |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 6 | zi-za-num2 | Zizanum |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 8 | szesz-kal-la | Šeškalla |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 10 | a-bu-um-dingir | Abum-ilum |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 12 | ur-{gesz}gigir | Ur-gigir |
| 13 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2# naga | 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 14 | a-a#-mu | father |
| 15 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku-li-mu | Kulumu, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 3 | {d}en-lil2-an-zu | Enlil-anzu, |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 5 | ha-li2-lum | Ḫalilum |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 7 | szu-{d}en#-lil2 | Šū-Enlil |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 9 | i3-li2-a | of Ilīʾa, |
| 10 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3# ninda# 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s of alkali-plant |
| 11 | a-ba-<ar>-du-uk | Aba-carduk, |
| 12 | szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz du | total: 1 ban2 fine beer; total: 4 ban2 1 sila3 regular beer; |
| 13 | szunigin 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | total: 4 ban2 4 sila3 bread; total: 1 sila2 5 shekels onions |
| 14 | szunigin# 1/2(disz) sila3 9(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/2 sila 3 9 shekels oil; total: 1/3 sila3 6 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam | 21st day, |
| 2 | iti {d}dumu-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
| 3 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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