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Nisaba 16, 049 (P362963)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362963 |
| Museum no. | BM 113680 |
| 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 2(disz)! gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 2 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil], 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 2 | a-bi2-zu | your father |
| 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 sila2 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel] alkali-plant |
| 4 | du-u-gi | Ugi |
| 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 | ur-{d}nin-mug-ga | Ur-Ninmuga, |
| 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 | szu-{d}utu | Šū-Utu, |
| 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 | hu-wa-wa | Huwawa |
| 11 | [3(disz)] sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil], |
| 12 | [2(disz)] gin2 naga a-hu-a | 2 shekels alkali-plant, Ahua |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [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 shek[els] alkali-plant |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga si-du3 | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 3 | 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) 3(ban2) dabin 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 ma-asz2 | 1 cup of common wort, 2 ban2 3 ban2 of dabin-flour, 1/3 sila3 of oil, |
| 4 | szunigin 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du | total: 3 ban2 4 sila3 beer, 1 dida-beer regular quality, |
| 5 | szunigin 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda 3(ban2) dabin | total: 2 ban2 1 sila3 bread, 3 ban2 flour |
| 6 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila4 4 shekels onions; total: 2/3 sila3 4 [shekels oil;] total: 16 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 7 | u4 2(u) 2(disz) | 22nd day |
| 8 | iti e2-iti-6(disz) | month: "House-month-6," |
| 9 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5?{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-du3 | year following: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall erected. |
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