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Nisaba 27, 007 (P407008)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407008 |
| Museum no. | SM 1911.06.062 |
| 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) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 1 jug of sweetened beer, 5 sila3 fine beer, |
| 2 | 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 | 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, |
| 3 | 2(disz) gin2 naga 3(disz) sa szum2 | 2 shekels alkali-plant, 3 bundles onions, |
| 4 | puzur4-{d}en-lil2 sukkal gaba#-asz? | Puzur-Enlil, the messenger, to the frontier(?) |
| 5 | 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 [kasz] | 1 jug of wort, 5 sila3 of beer |
| 6 | 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 [shekels alkali-plant], |
| 7 | 3(disz) sa szum2 | 3 bundles onions, |
| 8 | szu-{d}nin-szubur sukkal# gaba# | Šū-Ninszubur, the messenger, the frontier |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 10 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 11 | 1(disz) sa szum2 | 1 bundle onions, |
| 12 | szu-{d}utu KA-us2-sa2-sze3 | to Šū-Utu’s KA-usa |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 2 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 3 | 1(disz) sa szum2 | 1 bundle onions, |
| 4 | ur-{gesz}gigir | Ur-gigir |
| 5 | szunigin 2(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) | total: 2 jugs of common wort, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) |
| 6 | szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz | total: 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 1 ban2 1 sila3, beer |
| 7 | szunigin 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda 8(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 2 ban2 4 sila3 bread, 8 shekels oil, |
| 8 | szunigin 8(disz) gin2 naga szunigin 8(disz) sa szum2 | total: 8 shekels alkali-plant; total 8 bundles onions; |
| 9 | u4 1(disz)-kam | 1st day, |
| 10 | iti sze-kar-gal2-la | month: “Barley at the granary,&us201d |
| 11 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3 | year following: “Šu-Suen, the king, the Amorite wall erected. |
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