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Nisaba 34, 0463 (P506703)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0463 |
|---|---|
| ID | P506703 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00511 |
| 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 | [... gurusz] u4 1(disz)-sze3 | ... male laborer for 1 day |
| 2 | sze# [gur10]-a | barley rations |
| 3 | 3(gesz2) [...] gurusz# u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 180 ... workdays, male laborers |
| 4 | a-[da gub]-ba a-sza3 GAN2-mah | the field GAN-maḫ |
| 5 | a-sza3 {d}szara2-gu2-gal | field Šara-gugal, |
| 6 | a-sza3 igi-e2-mah-sze3 | to the field before Emaḫ; |
| 7 | u3 kun-zi-da | and Kunzida |
| 8 | e2-duru5 {d}amar-{d}suen-ka gub-ba | in the village of Amar-Suen stationed, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz zar3 tab-ba# | 15 male laborers, sheaves piled up |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 77 workdays, male laborers, |
| 3 | kab2-ku5 gub-ba | stationed at the reservoir |
| 4 | kun-zi-da zi2-la-szu | (and) his teeth |
| 5 | u3 a zi-ga-da gub-ba | and standing in the rising water |
| 6 | sa-du8-ak a-sza3 GAN2-mah | regular offerings of the field GAN-maḫ |
| 7 | ugula# ARAD2-mu | foreman: ARADmu |
| 8 | kiszib3# lugal-e2-mah#-e | under seal of Lugal-emaḫe |
| 9 | mu si#-ma-num2#{ki#} ba-hul | year: "Simanum was destroyed." |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-e2-mah-e | Lugal-emaḫe, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni | son of Lugal-kugani, |
Sources & licences
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