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Nisaba 16, 117 (P363031)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 117 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363031 |
| Museum no. | BM 113749 |
| 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 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, |
| 2 | lu2-gi-na | Lu-gina |
| 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 | zu-hu-u4-lu | |
| 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 | e-la-BI | Ela-BI |
| 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 | a-hu-szu-ni | his brothers |
| 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 | lu2-nin-ga2 | Lu-ninga |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ba-a-a | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant for Ba'a; |
| 12 | 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, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szesz-kal-la | Šeškalla |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ma-asz2 | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 3 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) dabin 1(u) gin2 i3 hu-u4 bu | 1 ban2 of beer, 1 ban2, of dabin-flour, 10 shekels of bu-oil, |
| 4 | szunigin 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda 1(ban2) dabin | total: 4 ban2 8 sila3 beer; total: 2 ban2 3 sila1 bread; 1 ban2 barley flour; |
| 5 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila4 4 shekels onions; total: 1/2 sila3 4 herkels oil. total: 16 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 6 | u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam | 24th day; |
| 7 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 8 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5?{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-du3-a mu us2-sa-bi | year following: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall erected,’ the year following that. |
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