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Nisaba 34, 0897 (P507085)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 0897 |
|---|---|
| ID | P507085 |
| Museum no. | RBC 03022 |
| 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(gesz2) 5(u) ug3-IL2 4(ban2)-ta | 210 porters, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) each |
| 2 | bar-la2 i7 si-sa2-ka | the outer bank of the Sisa canal |
| 3 | 1(u) ug3-IL2 3(ban2)-ta | 10 porters, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each |
| 4 | du6-ku3-sig17-ta | from the Holy Mound |
| 5 | i7 lugal-sze3 | to the royal canal |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {gi}ha-an siki kur-ra ib2-tum2 | a reed basket with the wool of the netherworld he brought |
| 2 | 1(u) 5(disz) ug3-IL2 3(ban2)-ta | 15 porters, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each |
| 3 | ki-su7-ta du6-ku3-sig17-sze3 | from the Kisu to the Holy Mound |
| 4 | {gi}ha-an ib2-tum2 | a reed basket he brought |
| 5 | ugula ARAD2 | foreman: ARAD; |
| 6 | kiszib3 inim-{d}szara2 | under seal of Inim-Šara; |
| 7 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul | year: “Amar-Suen Urbilum destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | inim-{d}szara2 | Inim-Šara |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-[{gesz}]gigir# | son of Ur-gigir |
Sources & licences
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