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Nisaba 27, 003 (P406975)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406975 |
| Museum no. | SM 1911.06.029 |
| 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 | 1(disz) an-ne2 | 1 An-e, |
| 2 | 1(disz) nig2-ul-pa3-e3 | 1 Nig-ul-pa'e, |
| 3 | 1(disz) du-du | 1 Dudu, |
| 4 | 1(disz) ba-za-za | 1: Bazaza; |
| 5 | 1(disz) lugal-an-ne2 | 1 Lugal-ane, |
| 6 | 1(disz) szu-{d}iszkur | 1 Šu-Addu |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 fine beer, 2 sila2 bread, |
| 8 | 1(disz) ur2-in-dah | 1 Ur-indah, |
| 9 | 1(disz) {d}utu-ba-ni | 1 Šamaš-bani |
| 10 | 1(disz) ur-saga | 1 Ur-saga, |
| 11 | 1(disz) szu-ga-ga | 1 Šuga |
| 12 | 1(disz) asz-ku-dan | 1 Aškudan |
| 13 | 1(disz) szu-ku8-ub | 1 Šukub |
| 14 | 1(disz) a-da-lal3 | 1 Adalal, |
| 15 | 1(disz) ka5-a-mu | 1 Ka’amu |
| 16 | 1(disz) szu-esz18-dar | 1 Shu-Ištar, |
| 17 | 1(disz) a-bu-du10 | 1: Abudu; |
| 18 | 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 | 1 Ur-Baba, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [3(disz)] sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila2 bread each |
| 2 | [3(disz) gin2 szum2] 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga-ta | 3 shekels onions, 3 shek[els oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant each |
| 3 | [szunigin 1(ban2) 8(disz)] sila3 kasz saga szunigin 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz | total: 1 ban2 8 sila3 fine beer; total: 3 ban2 3 sila3, beer |
| 4 | [szunigin 3(ban2) 4(disz)] sila3 ninda szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 szum2!(NAGA) | total: 3 ban2 4 sila3 bread; total: 1/2 sila4 onions; |
| 5 | szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 5/6 sila3 1 shekel oil; |
| 6 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/2 sila 4 shekels alkali-plant |
| 7 | u4# 3(disz)-kam | 3rd day |
| 8 | iti sze-kar-gal2-la | month: “Barley at the granary,&us201d |
| 9 | 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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