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Nisaba 16, 052 (P362966)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362966 |
| Museum no. | BM 113683 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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-ma-ma | Šumama |
| 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 | szar-ru-ba-ni | Šarrubani |
| 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-ab-zu | Ur-abzu |
| 7 | 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, |
| 8 | hu-la-al | Ḫulal, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 3(ban2) dabin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1 wort-beer, regular quality, 1 ban2 3 ban2 barley flour, 1/2 sila3 sesame oil, |
| 2 | ARAD2!-hu-la | ARAD-ḫula |
| 3 | szunigin 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du | total: 1 ban2 8 sila3 beer, 1 dida-beer regular quality, |
| 4 | szunigin 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda 3(ban2) dabin | total: 1 ban2 1 sila3 bread, 3 ban2 flour |
| 5 | szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 8(disz) gin2 naga | total: 12 shekels onions; total: 2/3 sila3 2 shekel-measure oil; total 8 shekeln alkali-plant; |
| 6 | u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam | 11th day, |
| 7 | iti e2-iti-6(disz) | month: "House-month-6," |
| 8 | 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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