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Nisaba 16, 074 (P362988)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 074 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362988 |
| Museum no. | BM 113705 |
| 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 | szu-{d}en-lil2 | Šū-Enlil, |
| 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 | lu2-{d}nansze | Lu-Nanše |
| 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 | ba-a-ti | |
| 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 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 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 | al-la-mu | Allamu |
| 11 | [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] |
| 12 | [ha]-la-la | the share |
| 13 | [3(disz) sila3] kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 [3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2] naga ur-mes | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels] oil, 2 shek[els] alkali-plant for Urmes |
| 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 | [i]-ti-zu | Itizu |
| 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 | lu2-dingir-ra | Lu-dingira |
| 5 | szunigin 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda | total: 3 ban2 7 sila3 beer; total: 2 ban2 3 sila3, bread; |
| 6 | szunigin 1/3(disz) [sila3] 7(disz)# gin2 szum2 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila 7 shekels onions; total: 3/4 sila7 shekel of oil. total: 18 herkels alkali-plant |
| 7 | u4 1(u) [n-kam] | the nth day |
| 8 | iti min-esz3 | month: “Mini-eš,’ |
| 9 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5?{ki}-ma-ke4 [bad3 mar]-tu# mu-ri-iq-ti-i3-di3-ni-im mu-du3 | year following: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall Muriq-ti-iddinim erected. |
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