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Nisaba 16, 063 (P362977)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 063 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362977 |
| Museum no. | BM 113694 |
| 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 | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 2 | wa-wa-ti | |
| 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 | szu-esz18-dar | Šū-Ishtar, |
| 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 | a2-bi2-lum | Abi-lum |
| 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 | puzur4-{d}suen | Puzur-Suen |
| 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 | a-hu-a | Ahua |
| 11 | 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, |
| 12 | ar-szi-ah | Arši-aḫ |
| 13 | 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, |
| 14 | la-gi-ip | lagip |
| 15 | 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, |
| 16 | szu-ma-am3 | is its name. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 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, |
| 2 | kal-la-mu | Kallamu, |
| 3 | 1(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2) 4(ban2) zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 | 1 jar of common wort, 3 ban2 4 ban2 flour, 1/2 sila3 oil, |
| 4 | hu-ba-a | Hubaya |
| 5 | szunigin 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2) | total: 4 ban2 1 sila3 beer; total: 1 wort-beer, regular (quality) 3 ban2 |
| 6 | szunigin 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 4(ban2) dabin szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 szum2 | total: 2 ban2 5 sila3 bread; total: 4 ban2 dabin flour. total: 1/3 sila7 shekel onions; |
| 7 | szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga | total: 5/6 sila₃ 7 shekels oil; total: 18 herkels alkali-plant |
| 8 | u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam | 28th day; |
| 9 | iti e2-iti-6(disz) | month: "House-month-6," |
| 10 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5?{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2 mu-ne-du3 | year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, Great-stele of Enlil and Ninlil erected. |
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