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Nisaba 34, 1005 (P506857)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 1005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P506857 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00723 |
| 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 | [... udu bar-gal2] | ... sheep with fleece |
| 2 | [... udu bar-su-ga] | ... sheep with fleece |
| 3 | [iti sze-sag11]-ku5-ta | from month "Harvest" |
| 4 | [iti sze-kar-gal2]-la#-sze3! | for the month “Barley at the granary,’ |
| 5 | [...] udu! bar [su]-ga | ... fleece of a sheep |
| 6 | [...] sila4 bar-gal2 | ... male lambs |
| 7 | [...] masz2 | ... goat |
| 8 | [iti] nesag#-ta | from month "nesag offering" |
| 9 | [iti] {d}dumu-zi-sze3 | for the month “Dumuzi,' |
| 10 | sa2-du11 | regular offerings |
| 11 | [{d}nin-ur4-ra] | For Ninura |
| 12 | [... udu bar-su-ga] | ... sheep with fleece |
| 13 | [im-e] tak4-a | dried pomegranate |
| 14 | [sa2-du11 {d}szara2] a-pi4-sal4{ki} | regular offerings of Šara of Apisal |
| 15 | [sa2-du11] {d}nin-ur4-ra a-pi4-sal4{ki} | regular offerings of Ninura of Apisal |
| 16 | [...] udu bar-gal2 | ... sheep with fleece |
| 17 | [...] udu bar-su-ga | ... sheep that is torn out |
| 18 | [{d}lamma]-{d}szul-gi a-pi4-sal4{ki} | Lamma-Šulgi of Apisal |
| 19 | [... udu] bar#-gal2# szu-nir gu2-de3-na | ... sheep with a fleece in his hand, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] udu bar-su-ga | ... sheep that is torn out |
| 2 | [...] masz2 | ... goat |
| 3 | {d}nin-zabala3{ki} a-pi4-sal4{ki} | For Ninzabala and Apisal |
| 4 | [1(u)] la2 1(disz@t) udu bar-gal2 1(disz) masz2 | 9 rams, fleece-covered, 1 billy goat |
| 5 | [iti] sze-sag11-ku5-ta | from month "Harvest" |
| 6 | iti sze-kar-gal2-la-sze3 | to month “Barley of the granary,’ |
| 7 | [...] udu bar-su-ga 5(disz) sila4 bar-gal2 | ... sheep with fleece, 5 lambs with fleece |
| 8 | [1(disz)?] masz2 | 1 billy goat |
| 9 | [iti] nesag#-ta | from month "nesag offering" |
| 10 | iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3 | for the month “Dumuzi,' |
| 12 | [{d}inanna] zabala3#{ki} | For Inanna of Zabalam |
| 13 | [... udu] bar-su-ga 2(disz) masz2 | ... sheep with fleece, 2 billy goats |
| 14 | [{d}]nin#-ildu3-ma | For Ninilduma |
| 15 | [...] udu bar-su-ga 1(disz) masz2 | ... sheep with fleece, 1 billy goat |
| 16 | {d}ku3-sig17-banda3{+da} | Kugsigbanda |
| 17 | [nig2]-mu10-us2-sa {d}dumu-zi-da | the gift of Dumuzi |
| 18 | [udu sa2]-du11 dingir-re-ne# | sheep for the regular offerings of the gods |
| 19 | ur-e11-e# | Ur-Ee |
| 20 | [mu] {d#}amar-{d}suen [...] | year: “Amar-Suen |
Sources & licences
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