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Nisaba 34, 0617 (P506807)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0617 |
|---|---|
| ID | P506807 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00670 |
| 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(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta | 1 eše3 surface area, harrowing, 3 times, at 1 ikû each, |
| 2 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) | its labor-troops: 9 workdays; |
| 3 | 2(esze3) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 2(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-[ta] | 2 eše3 field area, harrowing, 2 times, at 1 iku field area each |
| 4 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(u) 1(disz) [1(disz)] | its troops’ labor: 11 days |
| 5 | 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 [3(disz)] 1(esze3) GAN2-ta | 1 bur3 2 eše3 5 iku field area, harrowing, 3 times, at (seventies) per (hectare) |
| 6 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(u) 7(disz) [1/2(disz)] | its troops’ labor: 17 1/2 days |
| 7 | 4(u) 5(disz) sar al 3(disz) sar-[ta] | 45 sar, hoed at 3 saar (per day) |
| 8 | a2-bi u4 1(u) 5(disz) | its labor: 15 days; |
| 9 | a2 sza3-gu4-ka | labor of oxen drivers |
| 10 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) sar al 3(disz) sar-ta | 90 sar, hoed at 3 sara (per day), |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | ka [...] | ... mouth |
| 2' | pa [...] | ... ... |
| 3' | kiszib3 [lugal-e2-mah-e] | under seal of Lugal-emaḫe |
| 4' | iti [...] | month , |
| 5' | mu [hu]-uh2#-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul | year: “Ḫuḫnuri 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, |
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