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Nisaba 16, 071 (P362985)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 071 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362985 |
| Museum no. | BM 113702 |
| 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 | e2-e-ba-ab-du7 | E-ba-abdu |
| 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 | mar-tu | Amurru |
| 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 | lu2-{d}utu# | Lu-Utu |
| 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 | i-di3-dingir | Iddin-ilum |
| 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 | tu-ra-am-i3-li2 | Turam-ilī, |
| 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 | ARAD2!#-hu-la | ARAD-ḫula |
| 13 | [3(disz) sila3] kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 [szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga x]-x | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels] oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant, ...] |
| 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 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 2 | {d}utu-kam# | of Utu |
| 3 | 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, |
| 4 | al-lu | allu-plant |
| 5 | 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, |
| 6 | [a]-KA | A-KA |
| 7 | szunigin 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz du | total: 4 ban2 2 sila3 regular beer; |
| 8 | szunigin 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda | total: 2 ban2 8 sila3 bread |
| 9 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | total: 1/2 sila3 onions; total: 3/4 sila2 sesame oil; |
| 10 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 alkali-plant, |
| 11 | u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam | 25th day, |
| 12 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 13 | mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 | year following: “The Amorite wall was erected. |
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