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Nisaba 27, 042 (P407045)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407045 |
| Museum no. | SM 1911.08.011 |
| 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 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ fine beer, 5 liters of bread, 2 shekels onions, |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 3 | i-di3-{d}suen | Iddi-Suen, |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 2 shekels onions, |
| 5 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 6 | szu-{d}utu | Šū-Utu, |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 2 shekels onions, |
| 8 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 9 | lu2-{d}utu mar-tu | Lu-Utu, the Martu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 2 shekels onions, |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 3 | e-mu-lum mar-tu | the Amorite army |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 2 shekels onions, |
| 5 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 6 | ur#-{d}nansze | Ur-Nanše |
| 7 | szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz | total: 5 sila3 fine beer, 1 ban2 4 sila3, beer |
| 8 | szunigin 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda 1(u) gin2 szum2 | total: 1 ban2 6 sila3 bread at 10 shekels onions |
| 9 | szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) gin2 naga | total: 15 shekels oil, 10 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 10 | u4 3(disz)-kam | 3rd day, |
| 11 | iti sze-kar-gal2-la | month: “Barley at the granary,&us201d |
Sources & licences
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