Nisaba 34, 0105 (P506497)
Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in J. Rosen Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
J. Rosen Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMuseum Number
RBC 00114Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 4(barig) gu2-gal hi-a
2. ku3#-bi# 4(disz)# 1/2(disz)#? gin2#
calculation: 540 ÷ 4 1/2 = 120 sila3 per shekel silver
3. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze-lu2
4. ku3#-bi 1(disz) gin2# 5(disz) sze
calculation: 84 ÷ 1 5/180 = ca. 80 sila3 per shekel silver
5. 3(barig) gazi ku3#-bi# 1/3(disz) gin2
calculation: 180 ÷ 1/3 = 540 sila3 per shekel silver
6. 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 [{u2}]gamun2# babbar
7. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 la2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
calculation: 22 1/2 ÷ 3/4 = 30 sila3 per shekel silver
8. 3(barig)? asznan? tur sze u4
9. ku3#-bi# 1(disz)# gin2# la2# igi-4(disz)-gal2
calculation: 180 ÷ 3/4 = 240 sila3 per shekel silver
10. 3(u) n asz-sze saga
11. ku3#-bi# 1/3(disz) gin2#
calculation: 30 ÷ 1/3 = 90 sila3 per shekel silver
12. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 x
13. ku3#-bi# 1(disz)#? gin2#
calculation: 1 1/2 ÷ 1 = 1 1/5 per shekel silver
14. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) x bi? 2/3(disz)-ta
15. 1(disz) ma#-na# x gesz#? gi x
16. [n ...] x? ku3-bi 1(u) 1(disz) sze
17. [n ...] du3? ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2 6(disz) sze
18. [1(disz) 1/2(disz)] ma#-na# za-ba-lum
19. [ku3]-bi#? 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
calculation: 1 1/2 ÷ 22.5/180 = 12 mana per shekel silver
20. [n {gesz}]pesz3# sze-er-gu
21. [ku3-bi n] 1(u) 2(disz) sze
calculation: n ÷ n 12/180 = 12 šergu per shekel silver (?)
reverse
1. [n] naga ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2
2. [n] sila3# mun ku3-bi 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
3. [n sila3] mun ku3-bi 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
4. [n] naga ku3-bi 1(u) 1(disz)? sze? gal
5. [n] {u2}sullimx(|U.EN|) ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2
6. 2(ban2) szum2-ha-din
7. ku3-bi 4(disz) gin2
calculation: 20 ÷ 4 = 5 sila3 per shekel silver (norm is ca. 40sila3/shekel)
8. 7(disz) sila3 numun za3-hi-li
9. ku3-bi 1(u) 5(disz) sze
calculation: 7 ÷ 15/180 = 84 sila3 per shekel silver
10. 3(asz) ku6 sze6 gur
11. ku3-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
calculation: 900 ÷ 1 2/3 = 540 sila3 per shekel silver
12. szunigin 1/3(disz) ma-na 2(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
calculation: 4 1/2? + 5 + 1/3 + 3/4 + 3/4 + 1/3 + 1? + 11/180 + 36/180 + 22.5/180 + n+12/180 + 1 + 6.5/180 + 22.5/180 + 11/180? + 1/2 + 4 + 15/180 + 1 2/3 = 20 22/180 (text 20 96.5/180 ± n [?])
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13. zi-ga sza3 bala-a uri5{ki}-ma
14. ki lugal-saga dam-gar3-ta
15. kiszib3 la-ni muhaldim
some text moved to next line
16. iti dal
17. mu e2 puzur4-da-gan ba-du3
seal 1
1. la-[ni]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [ur]-nigar{+gar}
obverse
1. 1(asz) 4(barig) gu2-gal hi-a
2. ku3#-bi# 4(disz)# 1/2(disz)#? gin2#
calculation: 540 ÷ 4 1/2 = 120 sila3 per shekel silver
3. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze-lu2
4. ku3#-bi 1(disz) gin2# 5(disz) sze
calculation: 84 ÷ 1 5/180 = ca. 80 sila3 per shekel silver
5. 3(barig) gazi ku3#-bi# 1/3(disz) gin2
calculation: 180 ÷ 1/3 = 540 sila3 per shekel silver
6. 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 [{u2}]gamun2# babbar
7. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 la2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
calculation: 22 1/2 ÷ 3/4 = 30 sila3 per shekel silver
8. 3(barig)? asznan? tur sze u4
9. ku3#-bi# 1(disz)# gin2# la2# igi-4(disz)-gal2
calculation: 180 ÷ 3/4 = 240 sila3 per shekel silver
10. 3(u) n asz-sze saga
11. ku3#-bi# 1/3(disz) gin2#
calculation: 30 ÷ 1/3 = 90 sila3 per shekel silver
12. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 x
13. ku3#-bi# 1(disz)#? gin2#
calculation: 1 1/2 ÷ 1 = 1 1/5 per shekel silver
14. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) x bi? 2/3(disz)-ta
15. 1(disz) ma#-na# x gesz#? gi x
16. [n ...] x? ku3-bi 1(u) 1(disz) sze
17. [n ...] du3? ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2 6(disz) sze
18. [1(disz) 1/2(disz)] ma#-na# za-ba-lum
19. [ku3]-bi#? 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
calculation: 1 1/2 ÷ 22.5/180 = 12 mana per shekel silver
20. [n {gesz}]pesz3# sze-er-gu
21. [ku3-bi n] 1(u) 2(disz) sze
calculation: n ÷ n 12/180 = 12 šergu per shekel silver (?)
reverse
1. [n] naga ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2
2. [n] sila3# mun ku3-bi 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
3. [n sila3] mun ku3-bi 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
4. [n] naga ku3-bi 1(u) 1(disz)? sze? gal
5. [n] {u2}sullimx(|U.EN|) ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2
6. 2(ban2) szum2-ha-din
7. ku3-bi 4(disz) gin2
calculation: 20 ÷ 4 = 5 sila3 per shekel silver (norm is ca. 40sila3/shekel)
8. 7(disz) sila3 numun za3-hi-li
9. ku3-bi 1(u) 5(disz) sze
calculation: 7 ÷ 15/180 = 84 sila3 per shekel silver
10. 3(asz) ku6 sze6 gur
11. ku3-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
calculation: 900 ÷ 1 2/3 = 540 sila3 per shekel silver
12. szunigin 1/3(disz) ma-na 2(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
calculation: 4 1/2? + 5 + 1/3 + 3/4 + 3/4 + 1/3 + 1? + 11/180 + 36/180 + 22.5/180 + n+12/180 + 1 + 6.5/180 + 22.5/180 + 11/180? + 1/2 + 4 + 15/180 + 1 2/3 = 20 22/180 (text 20 96.5/180 ± n [?])
blank space
13. zi-ga sza3 bala-a uri5{ki}-ma
14. ki lugal-saga dam-gar3-ta
15. kiszib3 la-ni muhaldim
some text moved to next line
16. iti dal
17. mu e2 puzur4-da-gan ba-du3
seal 1
1. la-[ni]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [ur]-nigar{+gar}
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: YRBC, 105
[OzakiYRBC] Ozaki, Tohru, Marcel Sigrist, and Sergio Tang. 2023. The Rosen Collection Texts at the Yale Peabody Museum. Nisaba 34. Roma: Arbor Sapientiae Editore.
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- Museum No.: RBC 00114
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.39.05.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-06-18 at 19:34:40 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Wagensonner, Klaus | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2024-04-11 at 05:13:43 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2023-01-20 at 07:15:55 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2020-03-03 at 16:54:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-12-06 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Frayne, Douglas R.; Wagensonner, Klaus | Yale Babylonian Collection | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (RBC.114) (RBC.114)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI Seals 000157.1 (composite) (P533208) | - | - |
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 34, 0105 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P506497.
Nisaba 34, 0105 artifact entry (No. P506497). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P506497 (Original work published 2017)
Nisaba 34, 0105 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P506497 (Accessed: September 6, 2025).
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