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Nisaba 16, 111 (P363025)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 111 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363025 |
| Museum no. | BM 113743 |
| 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 2(disz)! gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 2 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant, |
| 2 | ad-da | the father |
| 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 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 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 | szu-{d}iszkur | Šū-Addu, |
| 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 | na-silim | Nasilim, |
| 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 | ha-la-sza | her share |
| 11 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3# | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil] |
| 12 | [2(disz)] gin2 naga al-lu | 2 shekels alkali-plant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3] 1(ban2) ninda 2(ban2) dabin 1/3(disz) sila3 [i3] 1(disz) masz2 | 1 ban2 beer, 1 can of common wort, 1 ban2, 5 sila3 bread, 2 ban2 barley flour, 1/3 sila3, oil, 1 goat |
| 2 | lu2 kin-gi4-a u3-ba-a | the messengers ... |
| 3 | szunigin 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | total: 3 ban2 8 sila3 beer, 1 dida-beer, regular quality, 1 ban2 5 sila3, |
| 4 | szunigin 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 2(ban2) dabin 1(disz) masz2 | total: 2 ban2 7 sila3 bread; total: 20 ban2 dabin 1 billy goat; |
| 5 | szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga | total: 18 shekels onions; total: 1/2 sila3 18 shek[els] oil; 12 [shekels alkali-plant] |
| 6 | u4 5(disz)-kam | 5th day. |
| 7 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 8 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5?{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-i3-di3-ni-im mu-du3 | year following: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall Muriq-ti-iddinim erected. |
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