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Nisaba 27, 038 (P407041)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 038 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407041 |
| Museum no. | SM 1911.08.007 |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila3 fine beer, 3 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 3 | a-bu-du10 sukkal | Abudu, vizier |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 5 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 6 | ur-{d}szu-en-ka | of Ur-Šuen |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 8 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 9 | lu2-{d}inanna | Lu-Inanna |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 3 | lu2-sza-lim | Lu-šalim, |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 5 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 6 | im-a-ni | his wall |
| 7 | szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du | total: 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 1 ban2 8 sila3, regular beer; |
| 8 | szunigin 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | total: 1 ban2 4 sila3 bread; total: 1/3 sila5 onions; |
| 9 | szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) gin2 naga | total: 15 shekels oil, 10 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 10 | u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam | 14th day, |
| 11 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 mu us2-sa-bi | year after: “The Amorite wall was erected;’ the year after that,‘ |
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