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Nisaba 27, 108 (P407692)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 108 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407692 |
| Museum no. | SM 1913.02.071 |
| 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 kasz 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 beer, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 2 | lu2#-gi-na | Lugina |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 beer, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 4 | a-hu-ni | Ahuni, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 beer, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 6 | ur-{d}nansze | Ur-Nanše |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 beer, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 8 | szu-{d}nin-szubur | Šū-Ninszubur, |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 beer, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 10 | szesz-a-ni | his brother |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 beer, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 12 | sza-al-mah | Šalmaḫ |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 beer, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 14 | szu-ga-tum | Šugatum |
| 15 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 beer, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 16 | a-a-kal-la | Ayakalla |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 beer, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 2 | lugal-e2-mah-e | Lugal-emaḫe, |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 beer, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 4 | u-bar | |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 beer, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 6 | kal-la-mu | Kallamu, |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 beer, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 8 | puzur4-{d}nansze | Puzur-Nanše |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 beer, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 10 | da-da | Dada |
| 11 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) dug dida du 2(ban2) 3(ban2) dabin 3(ban2) zu2-lum 1(disz) sila3 i3 1(disz) udu bar-su-ga | 1 ban2 beer, 1 jug regular dida-beer, 2 ban2 3 ban2 dabin, 3 ban2, dates, 1 sila3 oil, 1 sheep, Barsuga, |
| 12 | a-hu-szu-ni | his brothers |
| 13 | szunigin 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(disz) dug dida du 2(ban2) | Total: 1 barig 5 sila3 beer; total: 1 jug common wort, 2 ban2 |
| 14 | szunigin 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 3(ban2) dabin 3(ban2) zu2-lum 1(disz) udu bar-su-ga | total: 3 ban2 4 sila3 bread; total: 30 litres of dabin-flour, 3 ban2, dates; 1 sheep, ... |
| 15 | 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: 1 sila3 5 shekels onions; total : 1 1/2 sila 3 9 shek[els oil; total: 1/3 sila] 6 shekeln alkali-plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | [u4] 7(disz)-kam | 7th day |
| 2 | iti min-esz3 | month: “Mini-eš,’ |
| 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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