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Nisaba 16, 127 (P363041)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 127 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363041 |
| Museum no. | BM 113759 |
| 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 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 sila” bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 3 | u-bar-um | Ubarum |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 5 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 6 | za-an-na-a | Zannâ |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 8 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 9 | ku-da-um | Kudām |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 11 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 12 | szu-{d}er3-ra | Šū-Erra, |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 2 | a-ab-ba-a | the sea |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 4 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 5 | nu-hi-lum | Nuḫilum |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 5 shekels of onions, |
| 7 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 8 | ha-la-a | a share |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 5 shekels onions, |
| 10 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 11 | sza3-da | in the heart |
| 12 | szunigin 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda 2/3(disz) sila3 szum2 | total: 3 ban2 8 sila3 beer; 3 ban2, 7 sila3, bread; 2/3 sila, onions; |
| 13 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 4 shekels oil, 16 shekeln alkali-plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 6(disz)-kam | the 6th day |
| 2 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 3 | mu en-nun-e en eridu{ki} | year: “The guard, the en-priestess of Eridu, |
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