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Nisaba 34, 0241 (P506557)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0241 |
|---|---|
| ID | P506557 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00275 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 1(disz) udu niga u4-sakar gu-la | 1 sheep, grain-fed, “big-sakar-offering’, |
| 2 | 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2 {gesz}gigir u4-6(disz) | 1 grain-fed sheep, 1 sheep, grass-fed, for 6 days |
| 3 | 2(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2# {gesz}gigir u4-5(disz) | 2 grain-fed sheep, 1 sheep, grass-fed, for 5 days |
| 4 | 1(disz) udu u2 u4-sakar u4-5(disz) 1(u) 5(disz)? | 1 sheep, grass-fed, sakar-offering, 5th day, 15(?) days |
| 5 | sa2-du11 iti-da# | regular offerings monthly |
| 6 | 7(disz) udu# niga a2# u4-da | 7 sheep, grain-fed, labor of daytime |
| 7 | u4 4(disz)-kam# | 4th day |
| 8 | 2(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2# | 2 sheep, grain-fed, 1 sheep, grass-fed |
| 9 | geszbun2? | (a kind of container) |
| 10 | 1(disz) udu e2 {d}szara2 | 1 sheep for the temple of Šara |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) udu {d#}nin#-ur4#-ra | 1 sheep for Ninura |
| 2 | sa2-du11 geszbun2#! | regular offering of the banquet |
| 3 | {d}szul-gi-ra#? | For Šulgi |
| 4 | 1(disz) udu niga u4-sakar gu-la | 1 sheep, grain-fed, “big-sakar-offering’, |
| 5 | 1(disz) udu niga {gesz}gigir u4-6(disz) | 1 sheep, grain-fed, charioteer, 6th day, |
| 6 | 1(disz) udu niga {gesz}gigir u4-7(disz) | 1 sheep, grain-fed, for 7 days |
| 7 | 1(disz) udu u2 u4-sakar u4-1(u)-3(disz) | 1 sheep, grass-fed, sakar-offerings, 13th day, |
| 8 | sa2#-du11 {d}amar-{d}suen | regular offerings of Amar-Suena |
| 9 | szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) udu niga# 7(disz) udu u2 | total: 16 sheep, grain-fed, 7 sheep, grass-fed |
| 10 | [sa2]-du11 {d}szul-gi u3 {d}amar#-[{d}]suen#-ka | regular offerings of Šulgi and Amar-Suena |
| 11 | ki a-lu5#-lu5#-ta | from Alulu |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 2 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki# ba#-ab-[du8] | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
Sources & licences
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