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Nisaba 27, 040 (P407043)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407043 |
| Museum no. | SM 1911.08.009 |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 3 | szu-ma-ma | Šumama |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 5 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 6 | lu2-kal-la | Lukalla |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 8 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 9 | ur-{d}en-ki | Ur-Enki |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 11 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 12 | sza3-ku3-ge | Šakuge, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz [5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2] | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz)] gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 3 | en-num2-i3-li2 | Ennum-ilī |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 5 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 6 | lu2-dingir-ra | Lu-dingira |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila beer, 5 sila bread, 5 shekel onions |
| 8 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 9 | sipa-da-ri2 | shepherd |
| 10 | szunigin 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda [szunigin 1/2(disz)] sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | total: 3 ban2 3 sila3 beer; 3 ban2, 2 sila3, bread; total: 1/2 sila5 5 shekels onions |
| 11 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 1 shekel oil; 14 shekels alkali-plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(disz)-kam | The month of Addarum, the day 2 |
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