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Nisaba 27, 073 (P407655)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 073 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407655 |
| Museum no. | SM 1913.02.034 |
| 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 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 2 | i3-li2-szi-na-at | Ilišinat |
| 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 | {d}szul-gi-i3-li2 | Šulgi-ilī |
| 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 | ad-da | the father |
| 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 | al-la-mu | Allamu |
| 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 | ma-asz2 | |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga [ku]-li | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant |
| 12 | 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, |
| 13 | ep-qu2-sza | her work |
| 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 | sza3-ku3-ge | Šakuge, |
| 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 | lu2-bala-saga | Lu-bala-saga |
| 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 | ur-{d}da-mu | Ur-Damu |
| 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 | hu-ba-ba | Ḫubaba |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ma-ma | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant for Mama, |
| 10 | 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) dabin 1(u) gin2 i3 nu-ur2-{d}utu | 20 litres of beer, 20 liters of dabin-flour, 10 shekels of nūr-Utu-oil, |
| 11 | szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) kasz szunigin 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda 2(ban2) dabin | total: 1 barig 1 ban2 beer; total: 3 ban2 1 sila3 bread; 2 ban2 barley flour; |
| 12 | szunigin 1(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 1 sila3 onions; total: 2/3 sila3, 6 shekels oil; |
| 13 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 4 shekels alkali-plant, |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam | 24th day; |
| 2 | iti {d}li9-si4 | month: “Lisi,’ |
| 3 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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