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Nisaba 27, 060 (P407642)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 060 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407642 |
| Museum no. | SM 1913.02.021 |
| 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 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 qû of beer, 3 sila3 of bread, 5 shekels of onions, 3 [shekels] of oil, 2 shekel(s) of alkali-plant |
| 2 | ur-{d}en-lil2 | Ur-Enlil, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 4 | a-[hu]-szu-ni | his brothers |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 6 | a-hu-ma | a brother |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 8 | ur-{d}suen | Ur-Suen |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 10 | asz2-ku-da-an | |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 12 | en-um-mi-i3-li2 | Enummi-ilī, |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 14 | lu2-giri17-zal | Lu-girizal |
| 15 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ma-asz2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 16 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga u-bar | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 2 | ur-{d}nir-gal2 | Ur-Nirgal, |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 4 | ki-ni | true |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 6 | hu-la-al | Ḫulal, |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 8 | ur-{d}da-ni | Ur-Dani, |
| 9 | 1(disz) dug dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2) | 1 jug fine dida-beer, 1 ban2 5 sila3 (= 15 sila3), 1 pot common dida beer, 3 ban2 |
| 10 | 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga 5(ban2) dabin 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3 i3 | 1 ban2 fine flour, 5 ban2 dabin, 1 sheep, 1 sila3 oil, |
| 11 | a-hu-um-i3-lum | Aḫum-ilum |
| 12 | szunigin 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2) | total: 5 ban2 7 sila3 beer, 1 jug fine dida-beer, 1 ban2 5 sila3, 1 jar regular dida beer, 3 ban2 |
| 13 | szunigin 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga 5(ban2) dabin 1(disz) udu szunigin 1(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 9(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 3 ban2 5 sila3 bread; 1 ban2 fine flour; 5 ban2 dabin; 1 sheep; total: 1 sila₃ 5 shekels onions; total - 1 1/2 sila9 9 shekel(s) oil. total: 1/3 sila6 alkali-plant; |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u)-kam | 10th day. |
| 2 | iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar | month: “Bricks cast in moulds,’ |
| 3 | mu us2-sa si-ma-num2 ba-hul | year following: "Simanum was destroyed." |
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