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Nisaba 16, 130 (P363044)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 130 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363044 |
| Museum no. | BM 113762 |
| 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 saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2# [i3 2(disz) gin2] naga# | 5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shek[els oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant |
| 2 | lu2-gesz-na | Lu-gešna |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila3 fine beer, 5 sla3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 4 | ha-kam?-ma? | “It is the ḫākama(?) |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 6 | a-bi2-du10 | Abidu |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shekel(s) oil, 2 (shekels) alkali-plant |
| 8 | lu2 saga | the good man |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga# | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sula3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shek[els oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant |
| 10 | szu-be-li2-li2 | Šu-belilī |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga# | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sula3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shek[els oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant |
| 12 | a-bu-ni | his father |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga# | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sula3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 shek[els oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant |
| 14 | ur-szu-ti | Uršuti |
| 15 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga# | 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 16 | szu-ti-num2#? | Šutinum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz <2(disz)> sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) [gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2] naga# | 3 sila3 beer, <(and)> 2 sila1 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel] alkali-plant |
| 2 | dingir-a-zu | Dingir-azu |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga# | 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 4 | ur2-ra-ni | his lap |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga# | 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 6 | la-gi-ip | lagip |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga# | 3 sila3 of beer, 2 sila2 of bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels of oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 8 | ur-ma-ma | Ur-Mama |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 sila₃ beer, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 10 | szu-ku-bu-um | Šukubum |
| 11 | szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz du | total: 1 ban2 fine beer; total: 4 ban2 3 sila3 regular beer; |
| 12 | szunigin 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 | total: 4 ban2 7 sila3 bread; total: 1 sila5 garlic; |
| 13 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 9(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 [6(disz) gin2] naga# | total: 1/2 sila 3 9 shekels oil; total: 1/3 sila3 6 shekeln alkali-plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam | the 9th day, |
| 2 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 3 | mu us2-[sa] si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year following: “Simanum was destroyed. |
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