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Nisaba 34, 0771 (P506962)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0771 |
|---|---|
| ID | P506962 |
| Museum no. | RBC 02500 |
| 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 | 2(disz) gu4 niga 6(disz) sila3 sze 2(ban2) duh-ta | 2 oxen, grain-fed, 6 sila3 barley, 2 ban2 bran each, |
| 2 | 2(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz) sila3 sze 2(ban2) duh-ta | 2 oxen, grain-fed, 4 sila3 barley, 2 ban2 bran each, |
| 3 | 1(disz) gu4 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 duh | 1 ox, 1 ban2 5 sila3 bran, |
| 4 | u4 2(u) 5(disz)-sze3 | for 25 days |
| 5 | 3(disz) gu4 niga 6(disz) sila3 sze 2(ban2) duh-ta | 3 oxen, grain-fed, 6 sila3 barley, 2 ban2 bran each, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz) sila3 sze 2(ban2) duh-ta | 3 oxen, grain-fed, 4 sila3 barley, 2 ban2 bran each, |
| 2 | 1(disz) gu4 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 duh | 1 ox, 1 ban2 5 sila3 bran, |
| 3 | u4 5(disz)-sze3 | for 5 days |
| 4 | szunigin 2(asz) 5(ban2) sze gur | total: 2 gur 5 ban2 barley |
| 5 | szunigin 2(asz) duh saga gur | total: 2 gur fine bran |
| 6 | szunigin 8(asz) 5(ban2) duh du gur | total: 8 gur 5 ban2 bran flour, |
| 7 | sza3-gal gu4 niga | chief of grain-fed oxen |
| 8 | iti min3-esz3 | month: “Mineš,’ |
| 9 | mu sza-asz-szu2-ru-um a-ra2 2(disz)-kam ba-hul | year: “Šašrum for the 2nd time was destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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