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Nisaba 16, 142 (P363056)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 142 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363056 |
| Museum no. | BM 113774 |
| 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# 2(disz)# sa# szum2# | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 2 bundles onions |
| 2 | 3(disz) gin2# i3# 2(disz)# gin2# naga# | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 3 | a-a-mu | Ayamu |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz# 5(disz)# sila3# ninda# 2(disz)# sa# szum2# | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 2 bundles onions |
| 5 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 6 | a-hu-ni# | Ahuni |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz)# sa# szum2# | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 2 bundles onions |
| 8 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 9 | szu-{d}iszkur | Šū-Addu, |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2 | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 2 bundles onions, |
| 11 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 12 | a-kal-la | Akalla |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2 | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, 2 bundles onions, |
| 14 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 15 | ab-ba-mu | Abbamu, |
| 16 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa <szum2> | 5 liters of beer, 5 litres of bread, 2 bundles onions, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 2 | szu-zu-a | in your hands |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda [2(disz) sa] szum2# | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 2 bundles onions |
| 4 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga# | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 5 | ARAD2!#-{d}nin-gal | Warad-Ningal |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, 2 bundles onions, |
| 7 | 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 3 shekels oil, 2 shekeln alkali-plant, |
| 8 | lu2-{d}nanna | Lu-Nanna |
| 9 | szunigin 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda 1(u) 6(disz) sa# szum2# | total: 3 ban2 6 sila3 beer, 3 ban2, 4 sila3, bread, 16 bundles onions |
| 10 | 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga# | 1/3 sila3 4 shekels oil, 16 shekeln alkali-plant |
| 11 | u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam | 17th day, |
| 12 | iti pa4-u2-e | month: “Pa’ue, |
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