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Nisaba 16, 129 (P363043)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 129 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363043 |
| Museum no. | BM 113761 |
| 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-giri17-zal | Lu-girizal |
| 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 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 4 | {d}dam-gal-nun-na-an-dul3 | Damgalnuna-andul |
| 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 | lugal-szu-nir-e | Lugal-šunire, |
| 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 | ma-a | saying: |
| 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 | a-hu-ni | Ahuni, |
| 11 | [5(disz) sila3] kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 of beer, 3 sila2 of bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s of alkali-plant |
| 12 | a-a-kal-la | Ayakalla |
| 13 | 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 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 14 | ur-{d}da-mu | Ur-Damu |
| 15 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga du10-ga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, good quality |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 [i3 2(disz) gin2 naga] u-bar | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 2 | 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, |
| 3 | li-bur-be-li2 | Libur-belī, |
| 4 | 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, |
| 5 | ur-ab-zu | Ur-abzu |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 7 | szu-ma-am3-mi-tum | Šuma-ammitum |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 9 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 | Ur-Baba |
| 10 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga szu-ma-ma | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant for Shu-Mama; |
| 11 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 i3-ga | 1 ban2, beer, 1 ban2 bread, 1/3 sila3 oil, ghee |
| 12 | 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 2(ban2) zi3 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 ($ blank space $) | 1 wort-beer, regular quality, 1 ban2 5 sila3 2 ban2 flour, 1/3 sila₃ oil |
| 13 | szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | total: 1 barig 1 ban2 4 sila3 beer, 1 dida-beer, regular quality, 1 ban2, 5 sila3, |
| 14 | szunigin 5(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 ninda 2(ban2) dabin | total: 5 ban2 less 1 sila3 bread, 2 ban2 flour |
| 15 | szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 naga | total: 2/3 sila3 2 shekels onions; total: 1 ban2 2/3 sila3 2 [shekels oil;] total: 1/3 sila8 alkali-plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 9(disz)-kam | 9th day, |
| 2 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 3 | mu us2-[sa] si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year following: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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