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Nisaba 34, 0239 (P506555)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0239 |
|---|---|
| ID | P506555 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00263 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [n] 5(gesz2)# 2(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur | n gur 2 barig 4 ban2 8 sila3 barley |
| 2 | [n] 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 gur | n 105 gur 1 barig emmer |
| 3 | [n] 1(u)# 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gig gur | ... 13 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 6 sila3 wheat |
| 4 | [ugula] ur-{gesz}gigir dumu bar-ra-an | foreman: Ur-gigir, son of Barran |
| 5 | 2(gesz'u)# 2(u) 7(asz) 1(ban2) gur | 187 gur 1 ban2 |
| 6 | [n?] 2(gesz2)# 1(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur | n+ 16 gur 4 barig emmer |
| 7 | [n] 2(gesz2)#? 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gig gur | n+17 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 wheat |
| 8 | [n] ur#-{gesz}gigir dumu lugal-lu2-ni | n: Ur-gigir, son of Lugal-luni |
| 9 | [n] 4(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur | n 184 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 |
| 10 | [n] 4(asz)? 3(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur | n gur 4? gur 3 barig 3 ban2 emmer |
| 11 | 7(asz)# 4(ban2) gig gur | 7 gur 4 ban2 wheat |
| 12 | ugula lugal-e2-mah-e | foreman: Lugal-emaḫe; |
| 13 | 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur | 199 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 7 sila3 |
| 14 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur | 93 gur 3 ban2 emmer, |
| 15 | 3(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gig gur | 36 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 wheat, |
| 16 | ugula lugal-nesag-e dumu lu2-gi-na | foreman: Lugal-nesage, son of Lugina, |
| 17 | 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 2(ban2) gur | 216 gur 2 ban2 |
| 18 | ugula da-du-mu | foreman: Dadumu; |
| 19 | 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) 2(ban2) gur | 292 gur 2 ban2 |
| 20 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) 3(barig) ziz2 gur | 183 gur 3 barig emmer |
| 21 | 2(u) 2(asz) gig gur | 22 gur wheat, |
| 22 | ugula lugal-nesag-e dub-sar | foreman: Lugal-nesage, the scribe. |
| 23 | 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur | 195 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 |
| 24 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur | 199 gur 4 barig emmer |
| 25 | 2(u) 4(asz) gig gur | 24 gur wheat, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ugula [...]-gi# | foreman: ...-gi |
| 2 | 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) [n] 3(barig) gur | 170+ gur 3 barig |
| 3 | 1(u) ziz2# gur | 10 gur emmer |
| 4 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gig# gur | 1 gur 1 barig wheat |
| 5 | ugula i7-[pa]-e3# | foreman: Ipa'e |
| 6 | 2(gesz2) 5(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur | 210 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 |
| 7 | GAN2 gu4-e uru4-a | the field of the oxen in the back, |
| 8 | 1(gesz2)#? 1(u)# 7(asz) gur | 77 gur |
| 9 | GAN2# [gu4]-da# du3-a | field of oxen built |
| 10 | ugula [...]-kal-la | foreman: ...-kalla |
| 11 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz)# 3(barig)# [...] gur | 77 gur 3 barig ... |
| 12 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur | 1 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 emmer, |
| 13 | GAN2 gu4-e uru4-a | the field of the oxen in the back, |
| 14 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur | 60 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 |
| 15 | GAN2 gu4-da du3-a | a field built with bulls, |
| 16 | 1(u) 1(asz) 5(ban2) gur sze nam du | 11 gur 5 ban2 barley, regular offering, |
| 17 | ugula a-gu-gu | foreman: Agugu |
| 18 | 1(gesz'u) 5(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gur | 96 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 |
| 19 | 1(barig) ziz2 GAN2 gu4-e uru4-a | 1 barig emmer, cultivated land, |
| 20 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) gur | 114 gur 3 barig |
| 21 | GAN2 gu4-da du3-a | a field built with bulls, |
| 22 | ugula lu2-{d}szara2 | foreman: Lu-Šara; |
| 23 | 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur | 91 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 |
| 24 | 1(u) 9(asz) ziz2 gur | 19 gur emmer, |
| 25 | GAN2 gu4-e uru4-a | the field of the oxen in the back, |
| 26 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 104 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 27 | GAN2 gu4-da du3-a | a field built with bulls, |
| 28 | ugula da-a-ga | foreman: Da'aga; |
| 29 | 1(gesz'u) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur | 105 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 |
| 30 | 1(u) 5(asz) 5(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur | 15 gur 5 sila3 emmer |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | GAN2 gu4#-[e uru4-a] | field of oxen, in the back |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) [... gur] | 115 ... gur |
| 3 | GAN2 gu4-da du3#-a# | field of oxen built |
| 4 | 2(asz) gur sze nam du | 2 gur barley, regular offering, |
| 5 | ugula lugal-ku3-ga-ni | foreman: Lugal-kugani; |
| 6 | 5(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) gur | 157 gur 3 barig |
| 7 | 2(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 gur | 2 gur 1 barig emmer, |
| 8 | ugula lu2-[...] | foreman: Lu- |
| 9 | 5(gesz2) 8(asz)? 1(barig)# [n gur] | 58(?) gur 1 barig |
| 10 | 7(asz) 1(barig)# [... gur] | 7 gur 1 barig ... |
| 11 | ugula lugal#-[...] | foreman: Lugal- |
| 12 | 5(gesz2) 2(u) [n gur] | 220 gur |
| 13 | 6(asz) 3(barig) 4(disz)# [... gur] | 6 gur 3 barig 4 ... |
| 14 | ugula ur-{d}[...] | foreman: Ur- |
| 15 | 5(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 1(barig)# [... gur] | 154 gur 1 barig ... |
| 16 | ugula lugal-[...] | foreman: Lugal- |
| 17 | 6(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 1(barig)# [... gur] | 155 gur 1 barig ... |
| 18 | 6(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) [... gur] | 6 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 |
| 19 | ugula lugal-[...] | foreman: Lugal- |
| 20 | 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) [... gur] | 91 ... gur |
| 21 | 1(gesz2) 3(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) [... gur] | 63 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 |
| 22 | ugula lugal-gu4-[e] | foreman: Lugal-gue |
| 23 | 2(gesz'u) 2(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) gur# | 188 gur 3 barig |
| 24 | 4(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur | 47 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 emmer, |
| 25 | 1(u) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gig gur | 10 gur 1 barig 5 sila3 wheat |
| 26 | ugula a-ab-ba | foreman: Ayabba; |
| 27 | sze GAN2 gu4 | barley of oxen field, |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 4(barig) sze kar-ra a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2#{ki} | 4 barig barley, granary, field Kamari |
| 2 | 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze kar-ra a-sza3 {d}szara2 u3 a-sza3 la2-mah | 4 barig 3 ban2 barley, granary, field Šara and field Lamaḫ; |
| 3 | 3(barig) sze kar-ra a-sza3# i3-szum2 | 3 barig barley, granary, field Išum |
| 4 | 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) gur# | 22 gur 2 barig |
| 5 | sze nam-[gub] x kam ra x [...] | ... barley stands ... |
| 6 | mu sze# [...] | year: “Barley ...’. |
| 7 | 2(gesz2) 4(u) [n gur] | 190 gur |
| 8 | sze a-sza3 [...] | barley of the field |
| 9 | a-sza3 da-[...] | field ... |
| 10 | 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) [... gur] | 22 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 |
| 11 | sze u3-ri#-[ga ...] lugal x [...] | The barley of Uriga ... the king ... |
| 12 | 2(asz) 1(barig) gur [...] | 2 gur 1 barig |
| 13 | 1(asz) gur [...] mu sze ka# [...] | 1 gur ... barley ... |
| 14 | 2(gesz2) 2(u) [n gur] | 190 gur |
| 15 | sze a-sza3 [...] | barley of the field |
| 16 | a-sza3 gu2-edin#-[na] u3 musz-bi#-[an-na] | field Gu-edina and Mušbi-ana |
| 17 | 5(asz) 1(barig) gur [...] | 5 gur 1 barig |
| 18 | 1(gesz2)# 4(u) [n gur] | 60+n gur |
| 19 | sze a-sza3 [...] | barley of the field |
| 20 | a-sza3 a-ka-[...] | field Aka- |
| 21 | 2(gesz2) [n] 5(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2)# 5(disz) sila3 gur | 185 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 22 | a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2{ki} | the field Kamari |
| 23 | giri3 ur-{gesz}gigir dumu bar-ra-an | via Ur-gigir, son of Barran; |
| 24 | 1(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur | 16 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 |
| 25 | a-sza3 {d}szara2 u3 a-sza3 {d}la2-[...] | the field Šara and the field La- |
| 26 | giri3 lugal-e2-mah#-[e] | via Lugal-emaḫe |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 4(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2)#? [... gur] | 41 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 |
| 2 | x [...] | |
| 3 | giri3# [...]-ma#? | via ..., and |
| 4 | 2(gesz2) 8(asz)# 1(barig) gur | 188 gur 1 barig |
| 5 | a-sza3 me-en-kar2 u3 da#-tir# | field Me’enkar and Atir |
| 6 | giri3 szesz-kal-la# dumu na-silim | via Šeškalla, son of Nasilim |
| 7 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 144 gur 5 sila3 |
| 8 | a-sza3 da-da-ri2 | field Dadari |
| 9 | giri3 ur-{d}nam2-nun-ka | via Ur-Nanun |
| 10 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | 91 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 1 1/2 sila3 |
| 11 | a-sza3 i3-szum2 | field Išum, |
| 12 | giri3 nig2#-u2-rum | via Niĝum |
| 13 | a-sza3 da-umma{ki} | field Damma, |
| 14 | 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur | 89 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 |
| 15 | a-sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki} | field Apisal, |
| 16 | giri3# ur-e11#-e | via Ur-Ee |
| 17 | 3(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) gur | 121 gur 1 barig |
| 18 | a-sza3 gu2#-edin#-na# u3 musz-bi-an-na | field Gu-edina and Mušbiana |
| 19 | giri3 lugal-ku3-zu | via Lugal-kuzu |
| 20 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 3(ban2) gur | 84 gur 3 ban2 |
| 21 | a-sza3 esz3-didli | field Ešdidli, |
| 22 | giri3 lugal-nesag-e | via Lugal-nesage; |
| 23 | sze# apin-la2-da ba-a | barley rations of the plowmen received |
| 24 | 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 184 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 25 | sze-gar# nig2-gal2-la dingir-re-ne | barley rations of the gods |
| 26 | ki gudu4-ke4-ne-ta | from the gudu priests |
| 27 | giri3 ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba# | via Ur-Šara, chief accountant |
| 28 | 4(u) gur# | 40 gur |
| 29 | sa2-du11 u4-de3# [gid2]-da {d#}szara2 | regular offering for the long days of Šara |
| 30 | giri3 na-[u2]-a | via Na’ua |
| 31 | 1(asz) gur GAN2#? [sze] kar-[ra ...] | 1 gur field, barley rations, ... |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | lu2-banda3{+da} mu6-sub3 | Lu-banda, the shepherd |
| 2 | giri3 ur-ge6-par4 | via Ur-gepar |
| 3 | 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur zi3-esza gaba-ta gi4#-a {d#}szara2# | 15 gur of barley, eša-flour returned from the frontier to Šara |
| 4 | 2(barig) 1(ban2) esza# | 2 barig 1 ban2 esha flour |
| 5 | 3(barig) 4(ban2) dabin | 3 barig 4 ban2 flour, |
| 6 | gaba-ta gi4-a zabala3{ki#} | from the frontier returned to Zabalam |
| 7 | 3(barig) dabin esz3 {d}szara2# a-pi4-sal4{ki} | 3 barig of dabin-flour for the shrine of Šara of Apisal |
| 8 | 6(asz) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gig#? gur nig2-ar3-ra# kasz# | 6 gur 1 ban2 2 sila3 wheat, nig-ar beer |
| 9 | giri3# ur-e11#-e | via Ur-Ee |
| 10 | 1(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na siki | 1 talent 30 mana wool, |
| 11 | sze-bi 9(asz) gur | its barley: 9 gur |
| 12 | la2-ia3 su-ga lu2-saga | deficit, repaid by Lu-saga; |
| 13 | giri3 da-da-ga | via Dadaga |
| 14 | 4(u) 2(asz) gur a2 ma2 e2#-gal hun-ga2 | 42 gur, labor of the barge of the palace hired |
| 15 | giri3 lugal#-e-ba-an-sa6 | via Lugal-ebansa |
| 16 | 1(u) 5(asz) gur udu-bi 3(u) | 15 gur, its sheep: 30 |
| 17 | [...] | |
| 18 | [x] x x [...] | |
| 19 | x x giri3# hu#-wa-wa# | via Huwawa |
| 20 | szunigin 6(disz) guru7# {d}szul-gi-ra 2(gesz2) 9(asz) 1(barig) gig#? 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3# sze gur | total: 6 silos for Šulgira, 199 gur 1 barig wheat, 8 1/2 sila3 barley |
| 21 | 2(gesz'u)? 7(gesz2) 5(u)# 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur | 211(?) gur 3 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 emmer |
| 22 | [n] 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gig gur | n 105 gur 3 ban2 1 sila3 wheat |
| 23 | [...] esza | ... eša |
| 24 | [...]-bi 2(barig) 1(ban2) | its ...: 2 barig 1 ban2 |
| 25 | [...]-la#? sze | ... barley |
| 26 | 6(disz) guru7 d [szul]-gi-ra 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u)? n(asz) n(barig) 2(ban2)#? 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | 6 silos for Shulgira: 420(?) gur n barig 2 ban2 5 1/2 sila3 |
| 27 | [sag]-nig2#-gur11-ra sze | the capital of the barley |
| 28 | [mu ha]-ar-szi#{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year: “Ḫarši (and) Kimasz were destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] x-gal u3# [...]-gi-na | ... great and ...-gina |
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