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Nisaba 27, 080 (P407662)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 080 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407662 |
| Museum no. | SM 1913.02.041 |
| 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 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 2 | ma-asz2 | |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 4 | ar-szi-ah | Arši-aḫ |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 6 | al-la-mu | Allamu |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 8 | lu2-sza-lim | Lu-šalim, |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 10 | {d}iszkur-ba-ni | Iškur-bani, |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 12 | la-qi3-ip | he has taken. |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga u-bar | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 2 | puzur4-ma-ma | Puzur-Mama |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 4 | a-a-kal-la | Ayakalla |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 6 | bi2-bi2-a | he erected. |
| 7 | 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2) 1(disz) dug dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | 1 jug of regular dida-beer, 3 ban2 1 jar of fine dida beer, 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 8 | 1(ban2) zi3-gu 5(ban2) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10 1(disz) udu a-hu-i3-lum | 1 ban2 of flour, 5 ban2 barley flour, 1 sila3 of good sesame oil, 1 sheep for Ahu-ilum, |
| 9 | szunigin 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2) 1(disz) dug dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | total: 4 ban2 4 sila3 beer; 1 jug of common wort; 3 ban2 1 jar of fine wort, 1 ban2 5 sila3. |
| 10 | szunigin 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda 1(ban2) zi3-gu 4(ban2) dabin 1(disz) udu | total: 2 ban2 7 sila3 bread, 1 ban2 flour, 4 ban2 dabin flour, 1 sheep, |
| 11 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz szunigin 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 naga | total: 1/2 sila₃ onions; total: half a sila3 sesame oil. total: 1 sila4 good oil; total, 1/3 sila2 alkali-plant; |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 7(disz)-kam | 7th day, |
| 2 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 3 | mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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