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Nisaba 16, 004 (P362919)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362919 |
| Museum no. | BM 111654 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) [sila3 kasz] saga# | 1 wort-beer, 5 sila3 fine beer |
| 2 | 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz) gin2] naga | 1 ban2 of bread, 2 shekels of oil, 2 [shekels] of alkali |
| 3 | 3(disz) sa szum2 | 3 bundles onions, |
| 4 | ur-{d}lamma sukkal gaba-asz | Ur-Lamma, the messenger, to the frontier |
| 5 | 1(disz) kasz dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz | 1 wort-beer, 3 sila3 beer, |
| 6 | 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 | 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 [shekels] |
| 7 | naga | alkali-plant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sa szum2 | 3 bundles onions, |
| 2 | puzur4-ma-am3# gaba-asz | It is Puzriš |
| 3 | szunigin 2(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) | total: 2 wort-beer, regular quality, 1 ban2 (barley per litre) |
| 4 | szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz-[saga] szunigin 3(disz) sila3 kasz | total: 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 3 sila2 beer |
| 5 | szunigin 2(ban2) ninda szunigin 4(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 2 ban2 bread; total: 4 shekels oil; |
| 6 | szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga | total: 4 shekels alkali-plant |
| 7 | szunigin 6(disz) sa szum2 | total: 6 bundles onions |
| 8 | u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam | 24th day; |
| 9 | iti min-esz3 | month: “Mini-eš,’ |
| 10 | mu us2-sa si-[ma]-num2{ki} ba-hul# | year after: “Simanum was destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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