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Nisaba 16, 159 (P363073)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 159 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363073 |
| Museum no. | BM 113791 |
| 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 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 2 | ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 | Ur-Enlila, |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 4 | al-la-mu | Allamu |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 6 | puzur4-i3-li2 | Puzur-ilī |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 8 | ur-{d}da-mu | Ur-Damu |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 10 | lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | Lu-Baba |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 12 | nam-ha-ni | Namḫani |
| 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, 2 sila3 bread, 5 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shek]els alkali-plant, |
| 2 | im-ti-dam | he smote. |
| 3 | 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, |
| 4 | nita-am3 | a man |
| 5 | 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, |
| 6 | na-silim | Nasilim, |
| 7 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) 3(ban2) dabin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 | 1 ban2 beer, 1 can of common wort, 2 ban2 3 ban2 dabin, 1/2 sila3 oil, |
| 8 | szunigin 4(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) | total: 4 ban2 9 sila3 beer; total: 1 dida-beer, regular quality, 2 ban2 |
| 9 | szunigin 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 3(ban2) dabin | total: 2 ban2 4 sila3 bread; total: 3 ban2 flour; |
| 10 | szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 | total: 2/3 sila5 5 shekels onions; total: 5/6 sila7 shekel oil; |
| 11 | szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga | total: 18 shekels alkali-plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam | 29th day, |
| 2 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 3 | mu us2-sa ma2 [{d}en-ki ba-ab]-du8# | year following: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
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