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Nisaba 34, 0768 (P506959)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0768 |
|---|---|
| ID | P506959 |
| Museum no. | RBC 02497 |
| 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)] kasz [dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz] | 1 can of sweetened beer, 3 sila3 of beer |
| 2 | 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3# [2(disz) gin2] naga# | 1 ban2 of bread, 2 shekels of oil, 2 [shekels] of alkali |
| 3 | 3(disz) sa szum2 | 3 bundles onions, |
| 4 | nu-ur2-i3-li2 gaba-[asz] | Nur-ili, to the frontier |
| 5 | 1(disz) dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz | 1 wort, 3 sila3 beer, |
| 6 | 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 [shekels alkali-plant], |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sa# szum2 | 3 bundles onions |
| 2 | da#?-a#?-a# gaba-asz | Aya, the frontier |
| 3 | [szunigin 2(disz) kasz] dida# du 1(ban2) | total: 2 wort-beer, regular quality, 1 ban2 |
| 4 | [6(disz)] sila3# kasz# szunigin# 2(ban2) ninda | 6 sila3 beer, total: 2 ban2 bread |
| 5 | [szunigin 4(disz) gin2] i3#! szunigin# 4(disz) gin2#! [naga] | total: 4 shekels oil; total:4 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 6 | [u4 n-kam] | day n |
| 7 | [iti] diri | extra month |
| 8 | mu#? x x x | year(s) |
Sources & licences
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