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Nisaba 27, 046 (P407624)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 046 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407624 |
| Museum no. | SM 1913.02.003 |
| 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 | puzur4-szu-ni | his puzur |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 5 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 6 | ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da | Ur-Ningešzida |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 8 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 9 | szu-{d}ma-mi-tum | Šu-Mamītum, |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 11 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 12 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 14 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 15 | lu2-iri-sze-ba{ki} | Lu-Irišeba |
| 16 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 17 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 18 | ad-da-be-li2 | Ada-belī, |
| 19 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 20 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 21 | ur-ab | Ur-ab |
| 22 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 23 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i3-kal-la | Ikalla, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 3 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 4 | ur-ki-um | Ur-ki-um |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 6 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 7 | ur-{d}nin-gal | Ur-Ningal |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 9 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 10 | e-szu-dan | he shall pay. |
| 11 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 12 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 13 | ur-ki-i3-li2 | Urki-ilī, |
| 14 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 15 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 16 | asz-ni-u19 | Ašniu |
| 17 | 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda lu2 al-dab5-ba | 2 ban2 8 sila3 bread for the man who was seized |
| 18 | 1(ban2) puzur4-hi-num2 | 1 ban2 Puzur-Ḫinum, |
| 19 | 3(ban2) lu2 kin-gi4-a | 3 ban2, messenger; |
| 20 | ur-{d}nin-PA nar | Ur-NinPA, the musician; |
| left | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 4(ban2) kasz du szunigin 5(ban2) ninda 1(disz) sila3 8(disz) dabin | total: 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 4 ban2 regular beer; Total: 5 ban2 bread; 1 sila2 8 ba[bin] |
| 2 | szunigin 1(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 la2 1(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 1 sila 3 5 shekels onions; total: 2/3 sila3 less 1 shekel oil; |
| 3 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 6 shekels alkali-plant, |
| 4 | iti dal u4 3(disz)-kam | The month of Tašritum, the day 3 |
| 5 | mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki-ka du8 | year following: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
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