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Nisaba 16, 057 (P362971)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 057 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362971 |
| Museum no. | BM 113688 |
| 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 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels] oil, 2 shekel(s) alkali-plant |
| 2 | li-bur-{d}szul-gi | Libur-Šulgi |
| 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 | lu2-giri17-zal | Lu-girizal |
| 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 | a-hu-ni | Ahuni, |
| 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 | {d}suen-dingir-szu | Sîn-ilišu |
| 9 | 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, |
| 10 | ad-da | the father |
| 11 | 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, |
| 12 | lugal-saga | Lugal-saga |
| 13 | 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, |
| 14 | u-bar | |
| 15 | 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, |
| 16 | i-di3-a | Idia, |
| 17 | 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, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-da-lal3 | Adalal |
| 2 | 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, |
| 3 | hu-ba | Ḫuba, |
| 4 | 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, |
| 5 | ka5-szu-um | |
| 6 | 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, |
| 7 | szesz-kal-la | Šeškalla |
| 8 | 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, |
| 9 | puzur4-ha-a-an-ni | Puzurḫanni, |
| 10 | 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, |
| 11 | ep-qu2-sza | her work |
| 12 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 3(ban2) dabin 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 | 1 ban2 beer, 1 can of common wort, 1 ban2, 5 sila3 flour, 3 ban2 flour, 1/3 sila₃ oil, |
| 13 | sig4-te-la2-ni | his brickwork |
| 14 | szunigin 1(barig) 8(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(barig) kasz dida du 5(disz) sila3 | total: 1 barig 8 sila3 beer; total: 2 barig dida beer; regular (offerings): 5 sila3. |
| 15 | szunigin 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 3(ban2) dabin | total: 4 ban2 5 sila3 bread; total: 3 ban2 flour; |
| 16 | szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 1 sila₃ 10 shekels onions; total: 2 sila3 oil; |
| 17 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila 8 shekels alkali-plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam | 21st day, |
| 2 | iti min-esz3? | month: “Mineš,’ |
| 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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