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Nisaba 16, 033 (P362947)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 033 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362947 |
| Museum no. | BM 113664 |
| 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 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 2 | szu-{d}nin-szubur | Šū-Ninszubur, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 4 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 6 | igi-a-a | before Aya |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 8 | nu-ur2-{d}utu | Nur-Šamaš |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 10 | szu-{d}er3-ra | Šū-Erra, |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 12 | du10-i3-li2 | Du-ilī, |
| 13 | [5(disz) sila3] kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s of alkali-plant |
| 14 | [da?]-da | to Dada(?) |
| 15 | [5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz)] sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) [gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2] naga ma-asz2 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels] oil, 2 shek[els] alkali-plant |
| 16 | [5(disz) sila3 kasz] 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) [gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2] naga [a]-KA | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3] ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz) gin2 naga] lu2-giri17-zal | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels] oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] for Lu-girizal |
| 2 | [3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3] ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels] oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 3 | [x-x]-zu | your ... |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga u-bar | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 6 | hu-la-al | Ḫulal, |
| 7 | 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) dabin 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 ka5-szu-um | 2 ban2 beer, 2 ban2, dabin, 1/3 sila3 kašum-oil, |
| 8 | szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(ban2) dabin | total: 1 barig 1 ban2 7 sila3 beer; total: 3 ban2 5 sila1 bread; 2 ban2 dabin flour; |
| 9 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 9(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 9(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/2 sila 3 9 shekels onions; total: 5/6 sila3 9 herkels oil. total: 1/3 sila6 potash; |
| 10 | u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam | 28th day; |
| 11 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 12 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5?{ki}-ma-ke4 {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra [na-ru2-a]-mah mu-ne-du3 | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, for Enlil and Ninlil the great stele erected. |
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