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Nisaba 27, 078 (P407660)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 078 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407660 |
| Museum no. | SM 1913.02.039 |
| 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 | {d}nanna-kam | It is of Nanna. |
| 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 | ma-asz2 | |
| 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 | lu2-giri17-zal | Lu-girizal |
| 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 | szu-{d}iszkur | Šū-Addu, |
| 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 | i-ti-a | Itia |
| 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 | szu-ku8-ub | fisherman |
| 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, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu2-nin-ga2 | Lu-ninga |
| 2 | 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, |
| 3 | ba-a-a | Baʾa |
| 4 | 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, |
| 5 | puzur4-ma-ma | Puzur-Mama |
| 6 | 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, |
| 7 | la-qi3-ip | he has taken. |
| 8 | 3(ban2) kasz 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 1(ban2) zi3-gu 5(ban2) dabin 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 | 3 ban2 beer, 1 jug common wort, 1 ban2 flour, 5 ban2 dabin flour, 1/3 sila3 oil, |
| 9 | ep-qu2-sza | her work |
| 10 | szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida | total: 1 barig 1 ban2 4 sila3 beer, 1 jug of dida, |
| 11 | szunigin 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(ban2) zi3-gu szunigin 5(ban2) dabin | total: 2 ban2 7 sila3 bread; total: 1 ban2 emmer flour. total: 5 ban2 barley flour; |
| 12 | szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 i3 1/3(disz) sila3 naga | total: 5/6 sila₃ onions; total: “5/6 sila″. oil; 1/3 sila3 alkali-plant; |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 8(disz)-kam | 8th day, |
| 2 | iti sze-kar-gal2-la | month: “Barley at the granary,&us201d |
| 3 | mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-ab-zu {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year following: “The barge Ma-dara-abzu of Enki was caulked. |
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