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Nisaba 34, 1019 (P507355)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 34, 1019 |
|---|---|
| ID | P507355 |
| Museum no. | RBC 03144 |
| 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 | [iti {d}]li9-si4-ta | from month "Lisi" |
| 3 | [u4 n]-am3 ba-ra-zal-la-[ta] | after n days had passed |
| 4 | [u4] 1(u)-sze3 | for 10 days |
| 5 | iti {d}li9-si4 [...] | month: “Lisi |
| 6 | [...] di4-di4 u4 6(disz)-sze3 | ... tiny ... for 6 days |
| 7 | 1(u) 8(disz) di4-di4 u4 4(disz)-sze3 | 18 small ones for 4 days, |
| 8 | 1(u) 6(disz) di4-di4 u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3 | 16 small ones for 12 days, |
| 9 | 1(u) 4(disz) di4-di4 u4 8(disz)-sze3 | 14 small cattle for 8 days |
| 10 | 1(u) 2(disz) di4-di4 u4 4(disz)-sze3 | 12 tiny ones for 4 days, |
| 11 | 8(disz) di4-di4 u4 6(disz)-sze3 | 8 small goats for 6 days |
| 12 | iti pa4-u2-e | month: “Pa’ue, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szunigin <...> dabin gur | total: ... gur dabin flour |
| 2 | sza3-gal di4-di4 amar-ku5 e2-gal-ta e3-a | The small ones, the calf coming out from the palace, |
| 3 | kiszib3# ensi2-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 4 | [...] | |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}szul-gi | Šulgi |
| 2 | nita kal-ga | the strong man |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | king of Ur |
| 4 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | king of the four quarters |
| seal 1 col 2 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}li9-si4 | Ur-Lisi, |
| 2 | ensi2 | governor |
| 3 | umma{ki} | of Umma |
| 4 | ARAD2-zu | your servant. |
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