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Nisaba 16, 081 (P362995)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 081 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362995 |
| Museum no. | BM 113713 |
| 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 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 2 | puzur4-ma-ma | Puzur-Mama |
| 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 | a-mur-{d}suen | Amur-Sîn |
| 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 | a-kal-la | Akalla |
| 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 | szu-{d}utu | Šū-Utu, |
| 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-i3-lum | Aḫu-ilum |
| 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 | ep-qu2-sza | her work |
| 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 | lu2-sza-lim | Lu-šalim, |
| 15 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 [3(disz) gin2 i3] 2(disz) gin2 naga za-ri2-iq | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant for Zariq |
| reverse | ||
| 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 | im-ti-dam | he smote. |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 4 | hu-la-al | Ḫulal, |
| 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 | lu2-giri17-zal | Lu-girizal |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga u-bar | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 8 | 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda 1(u) gin2 i3 si-lu-a | 2 ban2 beer, 2 ban2, bread, 10 shekels filtered oil, |
| 9 | 1(barig) zu2-lum 2(ban2) {gesz}nu-ur2-ma | 1 barig dates, 2 ban2 pomegranates |
| 10 | 2(ban2) kasz 6(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2) 2(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | 2 ban2 beer, 6 doūšu-beer, regular quality, 3 ban2 2 didu’s, fine quality, 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 11 | 3(ban2) zi3-gu saga 4(barig) 3(ban2) dabin 1(disz) udu 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 3 ban2 fine flour, 4 barig 3 ban2, dabin flour, 1 sheep, 2 sila3 sesame oil, |
| 12 | erin2 hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} szu ba-ti | the troops of Ḫuḫunuri received; |
| 13 | szunigin 1(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz 6(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) 2(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(disz) udu | total: 1 barig 3 ban2 4 sila3 beer, 6 dida regular beer, 2 ban2 2 dida fine beer, 1 ban2 5 sila3, 1 sheep, |
| 14 | szunigin 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(ban2) zi3-gu saga 4(barig) 3(ban2) dabin 1(barig) zu2-lum 2(ban2) {gesz}nu-ur2-ma# | total: 5 ban2 3 sila3 bread, 3 ban2 fine flour, 4 barig 3 ban2, dabin, 1 barig dates, 2 ban2 pomegranates |
| left | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3 2/3(disz) kusz gu4 3(disz) kusz masz2 | total: 1/2 sila6 6 shekels onions; total: 2 2/3 sila3 6 herkels oil; 2/3 hide of an ox, 3 hides of goats, |
| 2 | u4 3(u)-kam | 30th day. |
| 3 | iti# szu#-numun# | month: “Sowing,’ |
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