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Nisaba 16, 014 (P362928)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362928 |
| Museum no. | BM 112707 |
| 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)
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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 [5(disz)] sila3 ninda | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread |
| 2 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 3 | 1(disz) sa szum2 | 1 bundle onions, |
| 4 | {gesz}kin2-na-i3-sa6 sukkal gaba-ta | and Kinna-isa, the messenger, from the frontier |
| 5 | 1(ban2) kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 1 ban2 fine beer, 3 sila3 bread |
| 6 | sza3-gal kas4 gaba-ta ti-a | chief courier, from the frontier taken care of |
| 7 | giri3 {gesz}kin2-na-i3-sa6 | via Kinna-isa |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 9 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sa szum2 | 1 bundle onions, |
| 2 | szu-{d}iszkur gaba-ta | Šū-Addu from the frontier |
| 3 | szunigin 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(ban2) ninda | total: 1 ban2 8 sila3 beer; total:1 ban2 bread; |
| 4 | szunigin 4(disz) gin2 i3 4(disz) gin2 naga | total: 4 shekels oil, 4 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 5 | szunigin 2(disz) sa szum2 | total: 2 bundles onions |
| 6 | u4 8(disz)-kam | 8th day, |
| 7 | iti e2-iti-6(disz) | month: "House-month-6," |
| 8 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen bad3 mar-tu mu-du3 | year following: “Šu-Suen the Amorite wall erected. |
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