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Nisaba 34, 0683 (P506875)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0683 |
|---|---|
| ID | P506875 |
| Museum no. | RBC 00763 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] ansze | ... donkey |
| 3' | [zi]-ga# <sza3> bala-a | booked out of the bala |
| 4' | [kiszib3] ensi2#-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 5' | [n] 1(disz) udu niga us2 bar-su-ga | n 1 sheep, barley-fed, of the outer length |
| 6' | 5(disz) gu4 niga us2 | 5 oxen, grain-fed, second quality, |
| 7' | 2(u) udu u2 bar-su-ga | 20 sheep, grass-fed, barsuga |
| 8' | zi-ga sza3 bala-a | booked out of the bala; |
| 9' | kiszib3 ur-{d}nisaba | under seal of Ur-Nisaba; |
| 10' | 4(disz) gu4 niga saga | 4 oxen, grain-fed, fine quality, |
| 11' | 4(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) u2 | 4 cows, 2 years (old), grass-fed |
| 12' | 2(u) 2(disz) udu niga saga bar-su-ga | 22 sheep, grain-fed, fine, barsuga, |
| 13' | 6(disz) udu niga us2 bar-gal2 | 6 sheep, barley-fed, of the outer length, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 4(disz) udu# [...] | 4 sheep |
| 2 | 3(disz) udu u2#? [...] | 3 sheep, grass-fed |
| 3 | a-bu [...] | Father ... |
| 4 | kiszib3 di#? [...] | under seal of ... |
| 5 | 2(disz) ab2# [...] | 2 ... cows |
| 6 | 1(disz) ab2# [...] | 1 cow ... |
| 7 | 1(disz) gu4# mu# [...] | 1 ox ... |
| 8 | 1(u) u8 bar-gal2# | 10 ewes with fleece |
| 9 | 1(u) sila4 bar-gal2 | 10 suckling lambs, |
| 10 | 1(disz) udu-nita2 bar-gal2# | 1 male sheep with fleece |
| 11 | 1(u) ud5 | 10 goats, |
| 12 | 1(u) masz2 | 10 bucks, |
| 13 | 1(disz) masz2-nita2 | 1 male kid, |
| 14 | nesag {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 | to the first-fruit offering of Enlil |
| 15 | 1(disz) ab2 mah2 | 1 big cow, |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | e2! {d}nanna-sze3 | to the temple of Nanna |
| 2 | nig2-dab5 za3-mu-ka | nigdab(-offering) of Zamu |
| 3 | 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu niga us2 bar-gal2 | 9 sheep, grain-fed, ..., |
| 4 | 5(disz) udu niga us2 bar-su-[ga] | 5 sheep, barley-fed, of the outer length |
| 5 | 4(disz) udu u2 bar-gal2# | 4 sheep, grass-fed, with fleece |
| 6 | 6(disz) masz2# | 6 goats |
| 7 | ri-ri-<ga> e2-udu-ka# | ... of the sheep house |
| 8 | 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) gu4 hi-[a] | 19 hi-a oxen |
| 9 | 3(disz) sa gu4-kam# | 3 bundles of oxen |
| 10 | ri-ri-ga e2-gu4#-[ka] | wild bull of the oxen house |
| 11 | kiszib3 lugal-e-ba-sa6# | under seal of Lugal-ebasa |
| 12 | 3(u) 6(disz) udu u2 bar-gal2# | 36 sheep, grass-fed, with fleece |
| 13 | diri nig2-ka9-ak | surplus of the account |
| 14 | mu us2-sa a-ra2 3(disz)-kam# si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul# | year following: “For the 3rd time Simurrum was destroyed. |
| 15 | 3(u) [n] ma#-na [...] | 30 n minas ... |
| 16 | ugu2#? [... ba-a-gar] | on top of(?) |
| 17 | x [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) masz2 | 1 kid, |
| 2 | a-sza3 kesz2-ra2 masz-masz-e-ne | the field Kešra, the exorcists; |
| 3 | kiszib3 nig2-lagar-e | under seal of Nig-lagare; |
| 4 | 2(disz) udu# u2# bar-su-ga | 2 sheep, grass-fed, barsuga |
| 5 | 2(disz) masz2 | 2 billy goats |
| 6 | a-sza3 kesz2-ra2 masz-masz-e#-ne# | field Keš, of the exorcists |
| 7 | 2(disz) udu u2 bar-su-ga | 2 sheep, grass-fed, barsuga, |
| 8 | u4-da gaba ri-a | At that time, at that time |
| 9 | kiszib3# lugal-{gesz}kiri6 | under seal of Lugal-kiri |
| 10 | 1(disz) udu bar-gal2 | 1 sheep with fleece, |
| 11 | 1(disz)# udu u2 bar-su-ga | 1 sheep, grass-fed, barsuga |
| 12 | [1(disz)?] masz2 | 1 billy goat |
| 13 | [a]-sza3# kesz2-ra2 masz-masz-e#-ne | field Kešra, of the exorcists |
| 14 | [kiszib3] lugal#-e2-mah-e [u3?] lugal-{gesz#}kiri6 | under seal of Lugalemaḫe and Lugal-kiri |
| 15 | [...] udu bar-gal2 | ... sheep with fleece |
| 16 | [mu masz]-da3 szeg9-bar-sze3 | year: “The goat for the šegbar-disease. |
| 17 | lu2#-dingir-ra kuruszda | Lu-dingira, fattener |
| 18 | [... udu?] niga# saga# bar#-[gal2] | ... grain-fed sheep, good quality, without fleece |
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