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Nisaba 16, 166 (P363080)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 16, 166 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363080 |
| Museum no. | BM 113798 |
| 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 shekel]s alkali-plant |
| 2 | szu-{d}nin-szubur | Šū-Ninszubur, |
| 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-i3-li2 | Puzur-ilī |
| 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 | szu-ma-am3-mi-tum | Šuma-ammitum |
| 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 | ARAD2!-hu-la | ARAD-ḫula |
| 9 | 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, |
| 10 | a-hu-szu-ni | his brothers |
| 11 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ma-asz2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 3 sila3 bread, 3 shekels onions, 3 [shekels oil, 2 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| reverse | ||
| 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 shekel]s alkali-plant, |
| 2 | sza-al-mah | Šalmaḫ |
| 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 | lugal-ku3-zu | Lugal-kuzu |
| 5 | 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, |
| 6 | ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Ur-Šulpa'e, |
| 7 | 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, |
| 8 | puzur4-esz18-dar | Puzur-Ištar |
| 9 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 1(u) gin2 i3 | [1 ban2] beer, 1 ban2 bread, 10 shekels oil |
| 10 | a-la-a | Alâ |
| 11 | szunigin 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda | total: 5 ban2 6 sila3 beer; total: 3 ban2 8 sila3, bread; |
| 12 | szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 i3 | total: 1/2 sila of onions; total: 2/3 sila3 of oil; |
| 13 | szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 naga | total: 1/3 sila3 alkali-plant, |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam | 12th 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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