Nisaba 16, 084 (P362998)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 084 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362998 |
| Museum no. | BM 113716 |
| 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 | ||
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 3 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 4 | a-hu-a-dingir | Aḫūʾa-ilum |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 6 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 7 | ab-ba-kal-la | Abbakala |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 9 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 10 | inim-{d}inanna | Inim-Inanna |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 12 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 13 | da-da-a | Dada, |
| 14 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 15 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | nu-hi-lum | Nuḫilum |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 3 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 4 | szu-{d}nisaba | Šū-Nisaba, |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 6 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 7 | ur-{d}x | Ur- |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions |
| 9 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 10 | ab-ba-a | Abbaya |
| 11 | szunigin 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda 2/3(disz) sila3 szum2 | total: 2 ban2 4 sila3 beer, 3 ban2 1 sila3, bread, 2/3 sila of onions, |
| 12 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) du i3 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 4 du-measures of oil, 16 shekels of alkali-plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 7(disz)-kam | 7th day, |
| 2 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 3 | mu us2-sa hu-nu-nu | year following: "Hununu" |
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