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Nisaba 27, 041 (P407044)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 041 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407044 |
| Museum no. | SM 1911.08.010 |
| 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 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 2 | hu-la-al | Ḫulal, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 4 | ku3-{d}nanna | Ku-Nanna, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 6 | a-a-kal-la | Ayakalla |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 8 | lugal-a2-zi-da | Lugal-azida |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 10 | [...-{d}]szul-pa-e3 | ...-Šulpa’e |
| 11 | [5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz)] ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 beer, 3 ninda, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 12 | a-hu-ni | Ahuni, |
| 13 | [5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz)] ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 ninda 3 shekels onions |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [3(disz) gin2] i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekel naga |
| 2 | [...]-i3-li2 | ...-ili |
| 3 | [3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz)] sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 2 shekel of alkali-plant |
| 4 | [lu2]-bala-sa6-ga | Lu-bala-saga |
| 5 | [3(disz) sila3] kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels] oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 6 | szu-{d}nin-szubur | Šū-Ninszubur, |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 8 | a-hu-szu-ni | his brothers |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 10 | ur-{d}da-mu | Ur-Damu |
| 11 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) dabin 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 ep-qu2 | 1 ban2 beer, 1 ban2, dabin, 1/3 sila3 epqu-oil, |
| 12 | szunigin 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 ninda | total: 5 ban2 7 sila3 beer; 3 ban2 9 sila3, bread; |
| 13 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 szum2 5/6(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/2 sila 3 shekels onions, 5/6 sila3 3 shek[els oil], total: 1/3 sila2 2 sheqels alkali-plant, |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 7(disz)-kam | 7th day, |
| 2 | iti {d}li9-si4# | month "Lisi" |
| 3 | [mu] bad3 mar-tu ba-[du3] | Year: the Amorite wall was erected. |
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