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Nisaba 34, 0221 (P506537)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0221 |
|---|---|
| ID | P506537 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00239 |
| 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(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ fine beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 2 | a-bu | father |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 4 | ur-lugal | Ur-lugal |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 6 | lu2-du10-ga | Lu-duga, |
| 7 | 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 | ur-{d}nin-sun2-ka | of Ur-Ninsun |
| 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 | gi-na | regular offerings |
| 4 | szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz | total: 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 1 ban2 6 sila 3 beer; |
| 5 | szunigin 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | total: 1 ban2 3 sila3 bread; total: 1/3 sila5 onions; |
| 6 | szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) gin2 naga | total: 15 shekels oil, 10 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 7 | u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam | 21st day, |
| 8 | iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la | month: “Barley at the granary,’ |
| 9 | mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu mu us2-sa-bi | year following: “The Amorite wall’s year following it. |
Sources & licences
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