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Nisaba 16, 157 (P363071)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 157 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363071 |
| Museum no. | BM 113789 |
| 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 sila2 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel] alkali-plant |
| 2 | szu-esz18-dar | Šū-Ishtar, |
| 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 | lu2-giri17-zal | Lu-girizal |
| 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 | hu-la-al | Ḫulal, |
| 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 | i-di3-a | Idia, |
| 9 | 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, |
| 10 | u-bar | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 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, |
| 2 | hu-ba | Ḫuba, |
| 3 | szunigin 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda | total: 2 ban2 6 sila3 beer; total: 1 ban2 [6 sila]3 bread; |
| 4 | szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 18 shekels onions; total: [18 shekel]s oil; |
| 5 | szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga | total: 12 shekels alkali-plant, |
| 6 | u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam | 15th day, |
| 7 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 8 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3 | year following: “Šu-Suen, the king, the Amorite wall erected. |
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