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Nisaba 27, 121 (P407704)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 121 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407704 |
| Museum no. | SM 1913.02.084 |
| 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 | ad-da | the father |
| 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 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 4 | i-ti-a | Itia |
| 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 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 6 | szesz-kal-la | Šeškalla |
| 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 | im-ti-dam | he smote. |
| 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 | lu2-nin-ga2 | Lu-ninga |
| 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 | szu-{d}en-lil2 | Šū-Enlil, |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ba-a-a | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant for Ba'a; |
| reverse | ||
| 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-esz18-dar | Šū-Ishtar, |
| 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 | lu2-{d}nanna | Lu-Nanna |
| 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 | a-bi2-a | Abiya |
| 7 | 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, |
| 8 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 9 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila [x] 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 szu-ma-ma | 1 ban2 of beer, 1 jug of common wort, 1 ban2, 5 sila3 ... 1/2 sila3, oil of Šumama |
| 10 | szunigin 5(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | total: 5 ban2 9 sila3 beer, 1 jug of common wort, 1 ban2 5 sila3, |
| 11 | szunigin 3(ban2) ninda szunigin 3(ban2) dabin | total: 3 ban2 bread; total:3 ban2 flour; |
| 12 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 i3 gesz szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/2 sila 3 shekels onions; total: 1 sila3 3 [shekels] sesame oil. total: 1/3 sila2 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam | 19th 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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