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Nisaba 34, 0227 (P506543)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0227 |
|---|---|
| ID | P506543 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00245 |
| 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 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 2 | an-na-hi-li-bi | Ana-ḫilibi |
| 3 | 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 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 4 | lugal-dub#-la2 | Lugal-dubla |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda [5(disz) gin2] szum2# 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels] oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 6 | zu-a-lum | dates |
| 7 | 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, |
| 8 | puzur4-{d}utu | Puzur-šamaš |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3# kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shek]els of alkali-plant |
| 10 | [szu?]-da-da | Šudada |
| 11 | 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, |
| 12 | al-la | Alla, |
| 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 | lugal-an-ne2 | Lugal-ane |
| 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 | zu-zu | to know, know |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | i3-lum#!-ma | Ilumma |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | i-di3-a | Idia, |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | bi2-da | with Bida |
| 8 | szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 3(ban2)# 3(disz) sila3 [kasz] | total: 1 ban2 fine beer; total: 3 ban2 3 sila3 beer |
| 9 | szunigin# 2(ban2)# 7(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 szum2# | total: 2 ban2 7 sila3 bread; total: 5/6 sila1 onions |
| 10 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) [gin2] naga# | total: 1/2 sila 3 shekels oil; total: 1/3 sila 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 11 | u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam | 13th day, |
| 12 | iti dal | month: “Flight, |
| 13 | mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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