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Nisaba 16, 027 (P362941)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 027 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362941 |
| Museum no. | BM 113658 |
| 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 saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ fine beer, 5 liters of bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 3 | puzur4-{d}suen#? | Puzur-Suen(?) |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ fine beer, 5 liters of bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 5 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 6 | szu-esz18-dar | Šū-Ishtar, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ fine beer, 5 liters of bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 8 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 9 | ib-ni-{d}iszkur | Ibni-Addu |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 11 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 12 | hu-la-lum | Ḫulalum |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 14 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 15 | ba-za-za | |
| 16 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 17 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 18 | lugal-a2-zi-da | Lugal-azida |
| 19 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 20 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 21 | ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da | Ur-Ningešzida |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 3 | an-na-a-zi | Annazi |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 5 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 6 | du10-i3-lim | Du-ilum |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 8 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 9 | [sza3]-dingir-[ra] | of the Inner Gods |
| 10 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 11 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 12 | [i?-din-x] | Iddin- |
| 13 | [3(disz) sila3 kasz] 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 14 | [3(disz) gin2 i3] 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekel naga |
| 15 | [be]-li2-[du10] | Beli-ṭāb |
| 16 | [3(disz) sila3 kasz] 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 17 | [3(disz) gin2 i3] 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekel naga |
| 18 | [szesz-a]-ni | his brother |
| 19 | [szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin?] 4(ban2) kasz du | total: 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 4 ban2 regular beer; |
| 20 | [szunigin 5(ban2) ninda szunigin 1(disz) sila3] 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | total: 5 ban2 bread; total: 1 sila3 5 shekels onions |
| 21 | szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 [la2 1(disz@t) gin2 i3] szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 2/3 sila less 1 shekel oil; total: 1/3 sila 6 shekels alkali-plant |
| 22 | iti dal u4 1(u) 8(disz)-<kam> | The month of Dūr, the day 18 |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year following: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
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