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Nisaba 27, 017 (P407018)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 017 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407018 |
| Museum no. | SM 1911.06.074 |
| 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) a-bu-[...] | 1 Abum- |
| 2 | 1(disz) ur-{d}[...] | 1 Ur- |
| 3 | 1(disz) u3-ma-ni# | 1: Umani |
| 4 | 1(disz) a-hu-a | 1 Ahua, |
| 5 | 1(disz) ba-a-ti | 1 Bāti, |
| 6 | 1(disz) lu#-lu#-ba-ni | 1 Lullubani |
| 7 | sukkal-me | our vizier |
| 8 | 1(disz) a-hu-du10 | 1 Ahudu, |
| 9 | 1(disz) a#-hu#-szu-ni | 1 Ahušuni |
| 10 | lu2-{d}utu | Lu-Utu |
| 11 | 1(disz) nig2-u2-rum | 1 Nig-urum, |
| 12 | 1(disz) a-an-du | 1: Andu; |
| 13 | 1(disz) nig2-{d}ba-ba6 | 1 Nig-Baba, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu2 kas4-me | the runners |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 i3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 3 shekels oil, |
| 3 | 2(disz) gin2 naga 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 2 shekels alkali-plant, 5 shekel of onions, |
| 4 | szunigin 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz saga | total: 3 ban2 6 sila3 fine beer |
| 5 | szunigin 3(disz) sila3 ninda sig15 du | total: 3 sila3 regular quality baked bread, |
| 6 | szunigin 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda du | total: 2 ban2 1 sila3 regular bread; |
| 7 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 1/2 sila 6 shekels oil; |
| 8 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 4 shekels alkali-plant, |
| 9 | szunigin 1(disz) sila3 szum2 | total: 1 sila3 onions |
| 10 | u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam | 12th day, |
| 11 | iti {d}li9-[si4] | month: “Lisi,’ |
| 12 | mu en {d}inanna# [masz2-e] i3-[pa3] | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna by means of extispicy was chosen. |
Sources & licences
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