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Nisaba 27, 116 (P407699)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 116 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407699 |
| Museum no. | SM 1913.02.079 |
| 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 | szu-ma-ma | Šumama |
| 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 | a-bi2-a | Abiya |
| 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 | {d}nanna-kam | It is of Nanna. |
| 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 | szu-{d}en-lil2 | Šū-Enlil, |
| 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 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 11 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga hu-[ba] | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant for the ḫubaba-festival |
| 12 | 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2) 3(ban2) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3 1(disz) udu | 1 jug of common wort, 3 ban2 3 ban2, dabin, 1 sila3 oil, 1 sheep, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | elam u3-ba-a szu-ba-ti | Elam, after you have sat down, |
| 2 | szunigin 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2) | total: 2 ban2 8 sila3 beer, 1 jug common wort, 3 ban2 |
| 3 | szunigin 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda 4(ban2) dabin 1(disz) udu | total: 1 ban2 7 sila3 bread, 4 ban2 dabin flour, 1 sheep |
| 4 | szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga | total: 18 shekels onions; total: 1 sila3 18 shek[els oil;] total: 12 shekeln alkali-plant; |
| 5 | u4 3(disz)-kam | 3rd day, |
| 6 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 7 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-i3-di3-ni-im mu-du3 | year following: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall Muriq-ti-iddinim erected. |
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