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Nisaba 34, 0585 (P506778)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0585 |
|---|---|
| ID | P506778 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00636 |
| 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 | 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 1 nig2-lam textile, 3rd grade, |
| 2 | ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 | its weight: 1 2/3 minas 3 shekels; |
| 3 | 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2 | 2 nig2-lam textiles, 4th grade, |
| 4 | ki-la2-bi 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na | its weight: 3 1/2 mana |
| 5 | 4(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2 | 4 guz-za textiles, 3rd quality, |
| 6 | ki-la2-bi 2(u) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na | its weight: 25 5/6 minas; |
| 7 | 1(u) [tug2] guz#-[za 4(disz)]-kam# [us2] | 10 guz-za garments, 4th grade |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-la2-bi 4(u) 7(disz) [...] ma-na | its weight: 47 ... ma-na |
| 2 | 1(u) 2(disz) tug2 guz-za du | 12 guz-za garments, regular quality, |
| 3 | ki-la2-bi 4(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na | its weight: 48 2/3 mana |
| 4 | siki kur-ra {gesz}ga#-rig2-ak | wool from the mountain with a rag |
| 5 | 8(disz) tug2 gu2 ansze | 8 coats for donkeys, |
| 6 | 2(disz) tug2 u2-kal | 2 ukal textiles, |
| 7 | 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) tug2 u2 murub4 | 19 textiles, grass-fed, |
| 8 | ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 8(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 siki gi szu-pesz5 | their weight: 1 talent 38 ma-na 5 shekels of reed, cut, |
| 9 | tug2 ki-la2 tag-ga ki ur-{d}nin-tu-ta | garments, weighted, from Ur-Nintu; |
| left | ||
| 1 | lu2-kal-la in-la2 | Lukalla carried. |
| 2 | iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-ga2-ra | month: “Bricks cast in moulds,’ |
| 3 | i3-kal-la szu ba-ti | Ikalla received. |
| 4 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal# | year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
Sources & licences
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