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Nisaba 16, 122 (P363036)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 122 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363036 |
| Museum no. | BM 113754 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | [1(disz)] kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz# | 1 wort-beer, 5 sila3 beer |
| 2 | 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 [shekels alkali-plant], |
| 3 | 3(disz) [sa] szum2 | 3 bundles onions |
| 4 | ba-ba-a sukkal gaba-ta# | Babaya, the messenger, from the frontier |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 bread, |
| 6 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) <sa> szum2 | 2 shekels oil, 2 shektu alkali-plant, 1 bundle onions, |
| 7 | ku3-{d}nanna sukkal gaba-ta | Ku-Nanna, the messenger, from the frontier |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 9 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 10 | 1(disz) sa szum2 | 1 bundle onions, |
| 11 | szar-rum-i3-li2 ka-us2-sa2-sze3 | Šarrum-ilī to the ka’usa |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 2 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 3 | 1(disz) [sa] szum2 | 1 bundle onions |
| 4 | {d}szul-gi-da-an-ka2 gaba-ta | of Šulgi-dan, from the frontier |
| 5 | szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) | total: 1 jar of common wort, 1 ban2 (barley per jar) |
| 6 | szunigin [1(ban2) 6(disz)] sila3 kasz du szunigin 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda | total: 1 ban2 6 sila3 regular beer; total:1 ban2 7 sila3, bread |
| 7 | szunigin 8(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 8(disz) gin2 naga | total: 8 shekels oil; total: [8 shekel] alkali-plant; |
| 8 | szunigin 6(disz) sa szum2 | total: 6 bundles onions |
| 9 | u4 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam | the 29th day, |
| 10 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 11 | [mu] us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen [lugal]-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3 | year after: “Šū-Suen, the king, the Amorite wall erected. |
Sources & licences
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