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Nisaba 16, 054 (P362968)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 054 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362968 |
| Museum no. | BM 113685 |
| 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 | 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 1 wort-beer, 5 sila3 fine beer, |
| 2 | 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 [shekels alkali-plant], |
| 3 | 3(disz) sa szum2 | 3 bundles onions, |
| 4 | a2-bi2-li2 sukkal gaba-asz | Abilī, the messenger, to the frontier |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 bread, |
| 6 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 7 | 1(disz) sa szum2 | 1 bundle onions, |
| 8 | ARAD2!-{d}nanna sukkal gaba-asz | Warad-Nanna, messenger, to the frontier |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 10 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 11 | 1(disz) sa szum2 | 1 bundle onions, |
| 12 | in-zu ka-us2-sa2-sze3 | Inzu to the ka’usa |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 2 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 3 | 1(disz) sa szum2 ur-e2-an-na ka-us2-sa2-sze3 | 1 bundle onions, for Ur-Eana, the ka’usa; |
| 4 | szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) | total: 1 jar of common wort, 1 ban2 (barley per jar) |
| 5 | szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz du | total: 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 1 ban2 1 sila3, regular beer; |
| 6 | szunigin 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 8(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 1 ban2 7 sila3 bread; total: 8 shekels oil; |
| 7 | szunigin 8(disz) gin2 naga szunigin 6(disz) sa szum2 | total: 8 shekels alkali-plant; total: 6 bundles onions; |
| 8 | u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam | 25th day, |
| 9 | iti dal | month: “Flight, |
| 10 | 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. |
Sources & licences
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