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Nisaba 16, 046 (P362960)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 046 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362960 |
| Museum no. | BM 113677 |
| 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] u-bar | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels] oil, 2 shek[els] alkali-plant |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga szu-ma-ma | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, Šumama |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga tur-am3-i3-li2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant: Turam-ili; |
| 4 | 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, |
| 5 | lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | Lu-Baba |
| 6 | 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, |
| 7 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 8 | 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, |
| 9 | szu-esz18-dar | Šū-Ishtar, |
| 10 | 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, |
| 11 | la-la-a | Lalâ, |
| 12 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga a-KA | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 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 hu-wa-wa | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant for Huwawa, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ma-asz2 | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 3 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2) 4(ban2) [dabin] 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 szu-ti elam | 1 ban2 beer, 1 can of common wort, 3 ban2 4 ban2 barley flour, 1/3 sila3 oil, in the possession of Elam. |
| 4 | szunigin 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida 3(ban2) | total: 5 ban2 4 sila3 beer, 1 dida beer, 3 ban2 |
| 5 | szunigin 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda 4(ban2) dabin | total: 2 ban2 7 sila3 bread, 4 ban2 dabin flour |
| 6 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 naga | total: 1/2 sila3 onions; total: 5/6 sila₃ oil; total <1/2 sila> alkali-plant; |
| 7 | u4 4(disz)-kam | 4th day. |
| 8 | iti pa4-u2-e | month: “Pa’ue, |
| 9 | mu us2-sa {d}szu#-[{d}suen lugal uri5?{ki}-ma-ke4] bad3 mar-tu mu-[ri-iq]-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3 | year following: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall Muriq-tidnim erected. |
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