Nisaba 27, 008 (P407009)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407009 |
| Museum no. | SM 1911.06.063 |
| 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)
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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 | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 2 | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 3 | [1(disz) ...] | 1 ... |
| 4 | 1(disz) a-a-kal#-[la] | 1 Ayakalla |
| 5 | 1(disz) SI-A-a | 1 SI-aya, |
| 6 | 1(disz) szu-ku8-ub | 1 Šukub |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga# 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta | 3 sila3 fine beer, 2 sila2 bread each |
| 8 | 1(disz) lu2-du10-ga | 1 Lu-duga, |
| 9 | 1(disz) szu-er3-ra | 1: Shu-Erra; |
| 10 | 1(disz) a-hu-a | 1 Ahua, |
| 11 | 1(disz) ARAD2?-mu | 1 ARAD-mu, |
| 12 | 1(disz) ku-li | 1 kuli, |
| 13 | 1(disz) ka5-a | 1 ka’a, |
| 14 | 1(disz) ep-qu2-sza | 1 epquša, |
| 15 | 1(disz) suhusz-gi | 1: Suḫuš-gi |
| 16 | 1(disz) tab-be-li2 | 1 Tabbeli, |
| 17 | 1(disz) lu2-sza-lim | 1: Lu-šalim, |
| 18 | 1(disz) ur-saga | 1 Ur-saga, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) szesz-kal-la | 1 Šeškalla |
| 2 | 1(disz) szu-i3-li2 | 1 Shu-ilī, |
| 3 | 1(disz) dur2-dur2? | 1 dur-dur2(?) |
| 4 | 1(disz) a-bu-ni | 1 Abuni, |
| 5 | 1(disz) szu-lu-lu | 1 Šululu |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila2 bread each, |
| 7 | 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga-ta | 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel of oil, 2 shekel(s) alkali-plant |
| 8 | szunigin 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 5(ban2) la2 2(disz) sila3 kasz | total: 1 ban2 8 sila3 fine beer; total: 5 ban2 less 2 sila 3 beer; |
| 9 | szunigin 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 szum2 | total: 4 ban2 4 sila3 bread; total: 1 5/6 sila3, onions; |
| 10 | szunigin 1(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga# | total: 1 sila 3 6 shekels oil; total: 2/3 sila3 4 shekel naga |
| 11 | u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam | 23rd day, |
| 12 | iti {d}dumu-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
| 13 | 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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