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Nisaba 16, 102 (P363016)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 102 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363016 |
| Museum no. | BM 113734 |
| 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-{d}ba-ba6 | Ur-Baba |
| 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 | dingir-su-dan | Ilum-su-dan |
| 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 | a-hu-ni | Ahuni, |
| 7 | 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, |
| 8 | ku3?-{d}nanna | Ku-Nanna |
| 9 | 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, |
| 10 | ep-qu2-sza | her work |
| 11 | 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, |
| 12 | lugal-hi-li | Lugal-hili |
| 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 | la-gi-ip | lagip |
| 15 | 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, |
| 16 | a-bi2-a | Abiya |
| 17 | 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, |
| 18 | u-bar | |
| 19 | 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, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ar-szi-ah | Arši-aḫ |
| 2 | 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, |
| 3 | im-ti-dam# | he has sworn. |
| 4 | 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, |
| 5 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 6 | 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, |
| 7 | szu-{d}utu | Šū-Utu, |
| 8 | 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, |
| 9 | a-da-lal3 | Adalal |
| 10 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) 5(ban2) zi3 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 lu2-eridu{ki} | 1 ban2 beer, 1 can of common wort, 2 ban2 5 ban2 flour, 1/3 sila3 oil for Lu-Eridu, |
| 11 | 3(ban2) kasz 5(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) 1(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | 3 ban2 beer, 5 wort-beer, regular quality, 2 ban2 1 wort beer, fine, 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 12 | 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga 2(barig) 2(ban2) dabin 2(barig) ninda 1(disz) udu 2(disz) sila3 i3 | 20 liters of fine flour, 2 barig 2 ban2 of dabin-flour, 2 pan2 of bread, 1 sheep, 2 sila3 of oil, |
| 13 | kas4 hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}-ta gen-na | came from Ḫuḫunuri, |
| 14 | szunigin 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 6(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | total: 5 ban2 2 sila3 beer; total: 6 wort beer, regular (quality) wort, 2 ban2 beer, total: 1 wort good quality, 1 ban2 5 sila3. |
| 15 | szunigin 2(barig) 4(ban2) ninda szunigin 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga szunigin 2(barig) 2(ban2) dabin | Total: 2 barig 4 ban2 bread; total: 2 ban2 fine emmer flour; |
| 16 | szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 szum2 szunigin 3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 1 sila3 10 shekels onions; total: 3 sila₃ 2 [shekels oil] |
| left | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 naga u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam | total: 1/3 sila 8 shekels alkali-plant, 22nd day; |
| 2 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 3 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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