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Nisaba 16, 085 (P362999)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 085 |
|---|---|
| ID | P362999 |
| Museum no. | BM 113717 |
| 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 beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 2 | ur-ge6-par4 | Ur-gepar |
| 3 | 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, |
| 4 | usz-gi-na | of Ušgina |
| 5 | 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, |
| 6 | i-mi-ni-{d}iszkur | Imini-Adda |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 8 | la-gi-ip | lagip |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 10 | lu2-gi-na | Lu-gina |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 12 | al-la-mu | Allamu |
| 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 | lu2-banda3{da} | Lu-banda |
| 15 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga hu-ba | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant for the libation |
| 16 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga u-bar | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga szu-i3-li2 | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant for Shu-ilī, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ur-{d}nansze | 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s of alkali-plant for Ur-Nanše, |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 [naga x]-x | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 4 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu saga 2(ban2) dabin 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 | 1 ban2 beer, 1 cup fine dida-beer, 1 ban2, 5 sila3 fine flour, 5 ban2 dabin-flour, 1/3 sila₃ oil, |
| 5 | ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 | Ur-Enlila, |
| 6 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda szesz-szesz | 1 ban2 5 sila3 beer, 1 can of good dida beer, [1 ban2] 5 sila3 1 ban2, 5 sial3 bread for the brothers, |
| 7 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 3(disz) gin2 i3 ma-asz2 | 1 ban2 of beer, 1 ban2, of bread, 3 shekels of oil, |
| 8 | szunigin 1(barig) 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) kasz dida saga | total: 1 barig 2 ban2 9 sila3 beer; 2 good quality dida beer; |
| 9 | szunigin 1(barig) 4(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu saga 2(ban2) dabin | total: 1 barig 4 sila3 bread, 5 sila 3 fine flour, 2 ban2 dabin-flour |
| 10 | szunigin 1(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 9(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 1 sila3 onions; total: 5/6 sila3, 9 shekels oil; |
| 11 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 4 shekels alkali-plant, |
| left | ||
| 1 | [u4 n-kam] | day n |
| 2 | iti <ezem>-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 3 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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