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Nisaba 16, 136 (P363050)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 136 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363050 |
| Museum no. | BM 113768 |
| 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 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 2 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 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 | puzur4-esz18?-dar | Puzur-Ištar |
| 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 | ar-szi-ah | Arši-aḫ |
| 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 | ur-{d}da-mu | Ur-Damu |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread, 3 shekels onions, |
| 10 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 11 | ma-asz2 | |
| 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 | szu-esz18?-dar | Šū-Ishtar |
| 2 | 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, |
| 3 | lu2-{d}utu? | Lu-Utu(?) |
| 4 | [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 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 5 | ep-[qu2]-sza | her work |
| 6 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) dabin# 1(u) gin2 i3 | 1 ban2 beer, 1 ban2, dabin, 10 shekels oil |
| 7 | sza-al-mah | Šalmaḫ |
| 8 | szunigin 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda# | total: 4 ban2 6 sila3 beer; total: 2 ban2 2 sila3, bread |
| 9 | szunigin [1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin] 1(ban2) dabin# | total: 1/3 sila3 4 shekels onions; total: 1 ban2 flour |
| 10 | [szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3] 4(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 1/2 sila₃ 4 shekels oil; total: 16 herkels alkali-plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 8(disz)-kam | 8th day, |
| 2 | iti {d}dumu-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
| 3 | mu bad3 [mar]-tu ba-du3 | year: "The Amorite wall was erected." |
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