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Nisaba 34, 0217 (P506533)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0217 |
|---|---|
| ID | P506533 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00235 |
| 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 saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 fine beer, 3 sila2 bread, |
| 2 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 3 | 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2 | 1 fish, 1 bundle onions, |
| 4 | tur-am3-i3-li2 ka-us2-sa2 | Turam-ilī, the guarantor, |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 6 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 7 | 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2 | 1 fish, 1 bundle onions, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | puzur4-{d}utu gaba-ta | Puzur-šamaš from the frontier |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 3 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 4 | 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2 | 1 fish, 1 bundle onions, |
| 5 | szu-zu ka-us2-sa2 | your hand is the ka’usa |
| 6 | szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 6(disz) sila3 kasz | total: 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 6 sila2 beer; |
| 7 | szunigin 7(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 7 sila3 bread; total: 6 shekels oil; |
| 8 | szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 6 shekels alkali-plant |
| 9 | szunigin 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2 | total: 3 fish, 3 bundles onions |
| 10 | u4 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam | the 9th day, |
| 11 | iti dal | month: “Flight, |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
Sources & licences
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