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Nisaba 16, 041 (P362955)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 041 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362955 |
| Museum no. | BM 113672 |
| 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 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 [i3 2(disz) gin2] naga# | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 2 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz) gin2] naga# | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels] oil, 2 shekel(s) alkali-plant |
| 4 | a-da-lal3 | Adalal |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 6 | szar-ru-ba-ni | Šarrubani |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 8 | szu-{d}nin-szubur | Šū-Ninszubur, |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz) gin2] naga# | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels] oil, 2 shekel(s) alkali-plant |
| 10 | ma-asz2 | |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 [i3 2(disz) gin2] naga# | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 12 | hu-la-al# | Ḫulal |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# [3(disz) gin2 i3] | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel of oil |
| 14 | 2(disz) gin2 naga u-bar | 2 shekels alkali-plant, Ubar |
| 15 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga hu-ba | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant for the libation |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) [gin2] naga# | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shek]els of alkali-plant |
| 2 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 | Ur-Baba |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ad-da | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant for the father; |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 5 | im-ti-dam | he smote. |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 7 | ARAD2!-hu-la | ARAD-ḫula |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 9 | tur-am3-i3-li2 | Turam-ilī |
| 10 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga u-bar | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 11 | 2(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida 2(ban2) 1(barig) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3# | 2 ban2 beer, 1 can of wort, 2 ban2, 1 barig flour, 1 sila3 oil |
| 12 | la-ma-har | he will receive. |
| 13 | szunigin 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du | total: 1 barig 2 ban2 2 sila3 beer, 1 dida-beer regular quality, |
| 14 | szunigin 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda 1(barig) dabin | total: 3 ban2 8 sila3 bread, 1 barig dabin flour |
| 15 | szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) [gin2] i3# | Total: 1 sila3 10 shekels onions; total: 1 2/3 sila2 2 shekelles oil |
| 16 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila 8 shekels alkali-plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 6(disz)-kam | the 6th day |
| 2 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 3 | mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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