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Nisaba 27, 002 (P406974)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406974 |
| Museum no. | SM 1911.06.028 |
| Collection | Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 fine beer, 2 sila2 bread, |
| 2 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 3 | 1(disz) sa szum2 {d}utu-sipa gaba-ta | 1 bundle onions, Utu-sipa, from the frontier; |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 5 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 6 | 1(disz) sa szum2 szu-{d}nin-szubur KA-us2-sa2 | 1 bundle onions, for Šu-Ninšulubur, the KA-usa; |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 8 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sa szum2 a-bu-du10 KA-us2-sa2 | 1 bundle onions, Abudu, KA-usa, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 3 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 4 | 1(disz) sa szum2 ma-du10-ga KA-us2-sa2 | 1 bundle onions, good for KA-usa, |
| 5 | szunigin 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 1(disz) sila3 kasz | total: 3 sila3 fine beer; total: 1 sila2 beer; |
| 6 | szunigin 8(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 8(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 8 sila3 bread; total 8 shekels oil; |
| 7 | szunigin 8(disz) gin2 naga szunigin 4(disz) sa szum2 | total: 8 shekels alkali-plant; total: 4 bundles onions; |
| 8 | u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam | 28th day; |
| 9 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 10 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna of Uruk by goat was chosen. |
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