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Nisaba 16, 015 (P362929)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 015 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362929 |
| Museum no. | BM 112708 |
| 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 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, 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 | inim-{d}utu ka-us2-sa | Inim-šamaš, her guarantor |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 6 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 7 | 1(disz) sa szum2 | 1 bundle onions, |
| 8 | kur-bi-la-ak gaba-ta | Kurbilak from the frontier |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, 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 | ur-nigar{gar} ka-us2-sa | Ur-nigar, the ka-usa |
| 5 | szunigin 1(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 kasz szunigin 6(disz) sila3 ninda | total: 1 ban2 less 1 sila3 beer; total: 6 sila 3 bread; |
| 6 | szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 6 shekels oil, 6 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 7 | szunigin 3(disz) sa szum2 | total: 3 bundles onions; |
| 8 | u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam | 14th day, |
| 9 | iti pa4-u2-e | month: “Pa’ue, |
| 10 | mu bad3 mar-tu ma-da ba-du3 | year: “The Amorite wall of the land was erected. |
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