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Nisaba 16, 064 (P362978)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 064 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362978 |
| Museum no. | BM 113695 |
| 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 of oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 2 | {d}nanna-ki-ag2 | Nanna-kiag, |
| 3 | 5(disz) [sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)] gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 qû of beer, 3 sila3 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels] oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 4 | [...]-NI | ...-NI |
| 5 | 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 of oil, 2 shek]els of alkali-plant |
| 6 | a-[...]-asz2 | Aš |
| 7 | 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 of oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 8 | szu-[...] | ... ... |
| 9 | 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 of oil, 2 shekel]s of alkali-plant |
| 10 | a-[...] | A-... |
| 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 | {d}szara2-kam | Šarakam, |
| 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 | la-gi-ip | lagip |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga al-la-mu | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alāmu-plant |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ad-da | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant for the father; |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga szu-{d}nin-szubur | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shek]el of alkali-plant for Šu-Ninszubur, |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga lu2-giri17-zal | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant for Lu-girizal, |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga u-bar? | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 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 | a2-bi2-li2 | Abi-lī, |
| 8 | 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, |
| 9 | lugal-a2-zi-da | Lugal-azida |
| 10 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida 1(ban2) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 3(ban2) dabin 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 ba-al-la-a | 1 ban2 beer, 1 jar of wort, 1 ban2, 5 ban2 flour, 3 ban2 barley flour, 1/3 sila3 ballāya-oil, |
| 11 | szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 szunigin 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 3(ban2) dabin | total: 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 beer; 1 jar of sweetened beer; 5 ban2 5 sila3, total: 3 ban2 8 sila1 bread; total: 30 ban2 barley flour; |
| 12 | szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1 sila₃ 10 shekels onions; total: 2 sila3 oil; total - 1/3 sila8 alkali-plant; |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(disz)-kam | 2nd day, |
| 2 | iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-gal2-la | month: “Bricks cast in moulds,’ |
| 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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