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Nisaba 34, 0796 (P506986)

Administrative, Ur III, Puzriš-Dagan · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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DesignationNisaba 34, 0796
IDP506986
Museum no.RBC 02527
CollectionJ. Rosen Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
LanguageSumerian
PeriodUr III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
GenreAdministrative
Find spotPuzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Coordinates32.0591, 45.2922

English translation

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LineEnglish
obverse 12 barig 2 ban2 2 sila3 of clarified butter,
obverse 23 barig of kašk cheese,
obverse 3deficit of Ur-KAnara, the cattle herder;
obverse 4month “Festival-of-Mekigal;”
obverse 5the relevant account is concluded;
reverse 1year: “For the 3rd time Simurum was destroyed.”

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
12(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 i3-nun
23(barig) ga-ar3#
3la2-ia3 ur-KA-na-ra# unu3
4iti ezem-igi-gal2
5nig2-ka9-bi ba-ak
reverse
1mu a-ra2# 3(disz)-kam-ma-asz si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

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