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Nisaba 16, 098 (P363012)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 098 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363012 |
| Museum no. | BM 113730 |
| 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# saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shek[els oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant |
| 2 | e#-zum-dingir | E-zum-dingir |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 4 | sza3-mu | my heart |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 6 | [ku?]-da-num2 | Kudanum |
| 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 | a-bi2-du10 | Abidu |
| 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 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 | Ur-Baba |
| 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 | a-hu-um-dingir | Aḫum-ilum |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | [nu]-hi#-lum | Nuḫilum |
| 15 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 16 | ba-al-zum | Balzu, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 2 | szu-{d}er3-ra | Šū-Erra, |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 4 | nam-mah | the greatness |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 6 | i3-li2-dan | Ilī-dan |
| 7 | szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz du | total: 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine beer; total: 3 ban2 2 sila3, regular beer; |
| 8 | szunigin 4(ban2) 5(disz)! sila3 ninda szunigin 5/6(disz) 5(disz) szum2 | total: 4 ban2 5 sila3 bread; total: 5/6 (mina) 5 onions |
| 9 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 1/2 sila3 3 shekels oil; |
| 10 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 2 shekels alkali-plant, |
| 11 | [u4] 6(disz)-kam | the 6th day |
| 12 | [iti] {d}li9-si4 | month: “Lisi |
| 13 | [mu] si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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