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Nisaba 27, 009 (P407010)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407010 |
| Museum no. | SM 1911.06.065 |
| 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) e2-a-ba-ni | 1 Ea-bani, |
| 2 | 1(disz) bi2-bi2 | 1 bi-bi, |
| 3 | 1(disz) a-hu-a | 1 Ahua, |
| 4 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}szul-[gi]-ra# | 1 Lu-Šulgira |
| 5 | 1(disz) szu-{d}nisaba# | 1 Šu-Nisaba |
| 6 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}[...] | 1 Lu- |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda#-[ta] | 3 sila3 fine beer, 2 sila of bread each |
| 8 | 1(disz) u3-ma-ni | 1: Umani |
| 9 | 1(disz) li-bur | 1: Libur, |
| 10 | 1(disz) u-bar | 1 Ubar, |
| 11 | 1(disz) hu-ba-a | 1 Hubâ |
| 12 | 1(disz) lu2-uru11{ki} | 1 Lu-Uru |
| 13 | 1(disz) tab-be-li2 | 1 Tabbeli, |
| 14 | 1(disz) suhusz-gi | 1: Suḫuš-gi |
| 15 | 1(disz) e-mul | 1 E-mul, |
| 16 | 1(disz) a-a-kal-la | 1 Ayakalla, |
| 17 | 1(disz) ad-da | 1 Adda, |
| 18 | 1(disz) ur-saga | 1 Ur-saga, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila2 bread each, |
| 2 | 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 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(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | total: 3 ban2 4 sila3 bread; total: 1 2/3 sila2 5 shekels 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 1(u)-kam | 10th day. |
| 8 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 9 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna of Uruk by goat was chosen. |
Sources & licences
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