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Nisaba 27, 122 (P407705)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 27, 122 |
|---|---|
| ID | P407705 |
| Museum no. | SM 1913.02.085 |
| 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 | szar-ru-ba-ni | Šarrubani |
| 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 | a-hu-ni | Ahuni, |
| 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 | szu-{d}iszkur | Šū-Addu, |
| 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 | a-mur-{d}utu | Amur-šamaš |
| 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 | ze2-ze2 | |
| 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 | hu-la-al | Ḫulal, |
| 13 | 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, |
| 14 | ur-tesz2 | Ur-teš |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 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, |
| 2 | lu2-bala-sa6-ga | Lu-bala-saga, |
| 3 | 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, |
| 4 | ku-li | |
| 5 | 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, |
| 6 | ku3-ga-ni | his silver |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga a-kal-la | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 8 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) dug dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(ban2) zi3-gu 2(ban2) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga | 1 ban2 beer, 1 jug fine dida-beer, 1 ban2, 5 sila3 flour, 2 ban2 dabin-flour, 1 sila3, good oil, |
| 9 | la-qi3-pu-um | Lâqīpum, |
| 10 | [szunigin] 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | total: 5 ban2 5 sila3 beer, 1 jug fine dida beer, 15 sila3. |
| 11 | szunigin 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda 1(ban2) zi3-gu 2(ban2) dabin 1(disz) sila3 [i3]-gesz | total: 2 ban2 8 sila3 bread, 1 ban2 flour, 2 ban2, dabin, 1 sila3, sesame oil |
| left | ||
| 1 | szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz szunigin 1/3(disz) [x x] | total: 5/6 sila3 onions; total: 1 1/2 sila3, sesame oil; total, 1/3 ... |
| 2 | u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam | 25th day, |
| 3 | iti min-esz3 | month: “Mini-eš,’ |
| 4 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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