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Nisaba 16, 045 (P362959)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 045 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362959 |
| Museum no. | BM 113676 |
| 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 beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 2 | suhusz-gi | the foundations |
| 3 | 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, |
| 4 | puzur4-ma-ma | Puzur-Mama |
| 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 | usz-gi-na | of Ušgina |
| 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 | ur-{d}ug5-ga | Ur-Ugga |
| 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 shek[els] of oil, 2 shekel(s) alkali-plant |
| 10 | a-hu-du10# | Ahudu |
| 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 of alkali-plant |
| 12 | ep-qu2-sza# | to do |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 [szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2] naga# | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sula3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shek[els oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant |
| 14 | ur-ni# | Urni |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | ad#-da# | father |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) [gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3] 2(disz) gin2# naga# | 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shek[els of oil, 2 shek]els of alkali |
| 2 | a-ha-ni-szu | his brothers |
| 3 | 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, |
| 4 | u-bar | |
| 5 | 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, |
| 6 | ba-al-mu | of Balmu, |
| 7 | 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, |
| 8 | bur-he-esz3 | Burheš, |
| 9 | 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, |
| 10 | dingir-sa6-ga | Ilum-saga, |
| 11 | 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, |
| 12 | puzur4-ha-li2 | Puzur-ḫali |
| 13 | szunigin 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 3(ban2) 8(disz)! sila3 ninda | total: 5 ban2 8 sila3 beer; total: 3 ban2 18 sila1 bread; |
| 14 | szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 szum2 szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 1 sila3 10 shekels onions; total: 2/3 sila₃ 2 [shekels oil]; |
| 15 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila 8 shekels alkali-plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam | 25th day, |
| 2 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 3 | mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-abzu {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year following: “The barge Mara-abzu of Enki was caulked. |
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