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Nisaba 27, 037 (P407040)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407040 |
| Museum no. | SM 1911.08.006 |
| 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) szu-{d}nisaba | 1 Šu-Nisaba, |
| 2 | 1(disz) dingir-su-kal | 1 Dingir-sukkal |
| 3 | 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-a-zu | 1 Ur-Ninazu |
| 4 | 1(disz) lu2-me-lam2 | 1 Lu-melam, |
| 5 | 1(disz) a-i3-li2 | 1: A-ilī, |
| 6 | 1(disz) {d}er3-ra-kal | 1 Erra-kal |
| 7 | 1(disz) ur-KA-x | 1 Ur-KA-x, |
| 8 | sukkal-me-esz2 | the ministers |
| 9 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}nansze | 1 Lu-Nanše |
| 10 | 1(disz) lugal-gi-ne2 | 1 Lugal-gina |
| 11 | 1(disz) {d}utu-DI-NE | 1 Šamaš-DI-NE, |
| 12 | 1(disz) szu-i3-li2 | 1 Shu-ilī, |
| 13 | 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra# | 1 Lu-dingira |
| 14 | 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma | 1 Ur-Lamma, |
| 15 | 1(disz) sza3-mu | 1: Šamu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu2 maszkim-me-esz2 | the witnesses, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 i3 | 3 sila3 fine beer, 2 sila3, bread, 3 shekels oil, |
| 3 | 2(disz) gin2 naga 5(disz) gin2 sa szum2 | 2 shekels alkali-plant, 5 herkels onions, |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda {d}nanna-dalla | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sla3 bread for Nanna-dalla, |
| 5 | szunigin 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz du | total: 4 ban2 2 sila3 fine beer; total: 5 sila3, regular beer; |
| 6 | szunigin 5(disz) sila3 ninda gesz-asz szunigin 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda du | total: 5 sila3 bread made with juniper; total: 2 ban2 8 sila3, regular bread; |
| 7 | szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 i3 du | total: 2/3 sila3 5 shekels regular oil; |
| 8 | [szunigin] 1/2(disz) sila3 naga szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | total: 1/2 sila3 alkali-plant; total: 1 sila3, 15 shekels onions |
| 9 | u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam | 21st day, |
| 10 | iti [...] | month , |
| 11 | mu [{d}i-bi2-{d}]suen# lugal | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king. |
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